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Citizenship applications soar in Trumps wake

The Washington Post ^ | May 27, 2016 | Ed O'Keefe

Posted on by Biggirl

Applications for U.S. citizenship soared in the first three months of the year compared with 2015, appearing to confirm the predictions of several Democratic-leaning groups that the numbers would climb in response to the presidential campaign of Republican Donald Trump.



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To: Biggirl

Great! They’re actually applying for citizenship instead of sneaking in.



by 2 posted onby VerySadAmerican (The day Trump is sworn in I'm changing my screen name.)

To: VerySadAmerican

It could be more people apply for citizenship so that they vote for Trump. Green card holders are unable to vote.



To: VerySadAmerican

These would be permanent residents (i.e., those already living here legally) applying for citizenship, not immigration applications.



To: Biggirl

I was born here of American parents, and had to be an American citizen for 18 years before I could vote. These people should also have to be a citizen for 18 years before they can vote.



To: Rebel2016

I’m not sure about that. The reason why is unknown.

Personally, I suspect apprehension about immigration status as a foreign resident may be driving some of this. I.e., they are legally here, but there is some risk of the laws changing.

Or, possibly, they want to vote against Trump.



To: buwaya

Understood. But that still shows they know they’d better get to it before Trump gets in and starts deporting.



by 7 posted onby VerySadAmerican (The day Trump is sworn in I'm changing my screen name.)

To: euram

I’ve been a resident for 30 years, and I vote - in the Spanish elections.



To: VerySadAmerican; All

"Great! Theyre actually applying for citizenship instead of sneaking in." The problem is that Democrats are probably processing citizenship forms with the same careful attention (ahem) that they use when they count votes.



To: Biggirl

Yeah, so? This is a problem, why?



by 10 posted onby JPJones ( You can't help the working class by paying the non-working class.)

To: Rebel2016

To: Biggirl

This is most likely Dems fast-tracking people in that’ll vote reliably Democratic. Sorry, but there’s every reason to be cynical about this.



To: buwaya

Nobody hates illegal immigration more then those who waded through the time and expense of legally immigrating and becoming a citizen.

I think a lot of those votes could go to Trump.



by 13 posted onby Kozak (ALLAH AKBAR = HEIL HITLER)

To: euram

I first voted in 1972, when I was 22, I could not vote in 1968, when I was 18, but 18 year olds could vote in 1972. Life is unfair.



To: Biggirl

Clinton fast-tracked applications before his second election.



by 15 posted onby notaliberal (St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)

To: Rebel2016

It could be more people apply for citizenship so that they vote for Trump. Green card holders are unable to vote. My stepdaughter has been a legal resident alien for 30 years. She has now applied for Citizenship. She WANTS to vote FOR TRUMP. One of my Aunts, who is almost 80, has never voted. She registered this year so she could vote FOR TRUMP!



To: Biggirl

The word is out that all you have to do is apply and you get citzenship so long as you let the immigration authorities fill out your ballot in November.



To: Biggirl

Nothing quite says patriotism and loyalty like becoming a citizen of a country solely to vote against the interests of that country and its people (and that is certainly the only reason Dems are pushing to get members of certain groups to apply for citizenship right now).



To: Biggirl

the naturalization process for citizenship used to take close to a year. Classes in civics and American History were part of the program. And I believe there was a waiting period required. What’s it like now?



by 19 posted onby elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)

To: VerySadAmerican

‘Great! Theyre actually applying for citizenship instead of sneaking in.” Actually these are people who were lawfully admitted as Permanent Resident’s. (Green Card holders). They have to have been in US for five years or three if married to US citizen before they are eligible to apply for citizenship. I suspect if the author of the article took the time to look at the immigration numbers from 3 and 5 years ago there is not much of a surge...



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