Citizenship

Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on immigrants achieving citizenship in their country of residence and the policies governing naturalization.

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The Role of the State in Cultural Integration: Trends, challenges, and ways ahead

European states' push for cultural conformity risks eroding the civil liberties they seek to defend. Socioeconomic investment is the more effective integration path.

Naturalization Trends in the United States

After more than 1 million U.S. naturalizations in 2008, the number fell 40.8 percent by 2010.

Immigrants in the United States: How Well Are They Integrating into Society?

Across multiple indicators, contemporary immigrants and their children are integrating at least as fast as prior waves to the United States, though gaps remain for some groups.

Immigrant Integration in Europe in a Time of Austerity

Across Europe, immigrant integration policies and budgets diverged after the financial crisis, shaped by national politics and broad austerity pressures.

States Assert New Activist Immigration Role in Altered Political Landscape

The 2010 U.S. elections spurred more than 20 states to pursue efforts modeled after Arizona’s SB 1070 and a coordinated push to challenge birthright citizenship.

The Demographic Impacts of Repealing Birthright Citizenship

Modeling shows that repealing birthright citizenship would swell, not shrink, the U.S. unauthorized population and create a hereditary underclass, this 2010 analysis shows.

USCIS Director Mayorkas Offers Vision for His Agency

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas details his agenda for his agency, and discusses E-Verify, fees, the transformation initiative, processing of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, and other top priorities for USCIS.