Citizenship

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Latino and Asian Voters in the 2004 Election and Beyond

Latino and Asian voting power was rising in the United States as of 2004, but lagged behind population growth; noncitizenship, low registration, and youth skewed the groups’ full electoral impact.

Building the New American Community: Newcomer Integration and Inclusion Experiences in Non-Traditional Gateway Cities

Community coalitions in emerging U.S. gateway cities can drive two-way newcomer integration through civic and institutional engagement, as this initiative demonstrates.

Naturalization in the United States in 2002

U.S. naturalizations nearly doubled from 6.5 million in the early 1990s to 11.3 million by 2002, yet 7.9 million eligible immigrants had not naturalized.

The Enlargement of an 'Area of Freedom, Security and Justice': Managing Migration in a European Union of 25 Members

EU enlargement to 25 members tested free movement principles, with transition restrictions and sovereignty disputes complicating a coherent common EU-wide migration policy.

Funding for Immigration in the President's 2005 Budget

DHS May Axe Special Registration of Foreign Visitors

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moved to end Special Registration and President George W. Bush signed expedited military naturalization in 2003.

Passport Deals Raise Cash, Capital for Countries

April 2003 arrests in Asia of suspected terrorists with Nauruan passports revealed how citizenship-for-investment schemes in low-income nations can attract criminal and terrorist abuse.