Last time in these pages, I wrote about the sharp division within George Washington’s Presidential administration, that between Alexander Hamilton, founder of the Federalist Party, and Thomas ...

John Jay’s observation in Federalist No. 2 that Americans are “a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of ...

Our first citizenship law, the 1790 Naturalization Act, limited citizenship in the country to “free white persons … of good character … who resided in the U.S. for at least two years.” ...

Immigrants from various countries became citizens at a naturalization ceremony Thursday at Lehigh County Courthouse in Allentown. See photos below. Guerline Felix takes a citizenship oath Thursday ...

Two naturalization ceremonies were held Thursday in Chattanooga federal court, not dampened by recent Trump administration deportations, some of which have affected immigrants with legal status in ...

Even immigrants who meet all the legal requirements for naturalization are being made to jump through unnecessary hoops to slow down their path to U.S. citizenship.

Illegal Immigrants DHS ending participation in naturalization ceremonies in sanctuary jurisdictions U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will instead host ceremonies at its offices ...

In 1790 and 1795, Congress enacted naturalization laws that allowed white persons only to apply as two-year residents of “good character” who had “to renounce forever allegiance and fidelity ...

Editorial Standards ⓘ By Daniel Espinoza ... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dani Aquino is one of 123 new U.S. citizens who participated in a naturalization ceremony today, joining people from 36 countries.

Catchy, musical short chronicles the 175-year-long arbitrary system of race in America. This catchy, musical short chronicles the arbitrary system of race in the United States, which kept people ...

New citizens celebrate at the end of their naturalization process, in which they obtain legal U.S. citizenship. This naturalization ceremony was held on BYU campus. (BYU Photo) 74 individuals from ...