Citizenship

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Noncitizen Voting in U.S. Elections

Get answers to common questions about voting by unauthorized immigrants and other noncitizens, which audits by elections officials and independent research have demonstrated is extremely rare.

Election-themed geometric pattern in red and blue

Inmigrantes de la República Dominicana en Estados Unidos

Los inmigrantes dominicanos constituyen uno de los grupos de origen extranjero con mayor crecimiento en Estados Unidos, y casi todos los que poseen una tarjeta de residencia llegan a través de vínculos familiares

Una multitud en un desfile del Día Dominicano en Nueva York.

Naturalized Citizens in the United States

Naturalization rates have rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic ended. Immigrants who have become U.S. citizens tend to out-earn noncitizens and are much less likely to live in poverty.

A woman at a naturalization ceremony in California.

Inmigrantes sudamericanos en Estados Unidos

La inmigración sudamericana a Estados Unidos está aumentando, impulsada en gran medida por la crisis de Venezuela, con un número récord de interceptaciones en la frontera, un crecimiento de la población indocumentada y un aumento de los flujos de remesas.

Banderas de países sudamericanos.

Immigrant Veterans in the United States

Nearly 731,000 immigrants were U.S. veterans as of 2022; this population is growing, highly educated, and more diverse than its native-born counterparts.

An immigrant from Rwanda serving in the U.S. Air Force.