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1
Wednesday, August 26
  • SSL Parent Verification Forms are due today!
    Please have these out.
  • You will need your Chapter 1 Outline and
    something to write with for todays lesson.

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Chapter One (Section Two)Who Are US Citizens?
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Americans Are From Everywhere
  • Our country has changed throughout the years as
    various groups have settled here from other
    countries around the world.
  • They brought with them different languages,
    customs, beliefs, etc.
  • People who come from other countries and adopt
    American customs are called immigrants.
  • Is America a melting pot or tossed salad?

4
So Who Comes to America?
  • Aliens are people who live in a country but are
    not a citizen of that country.
  • An immigrant is an alien who plans to remain
    here. Immigrants (like citizens) are considered
    to be residents of the US because they live
    here permanently or on a long-term basis.
  • Today, most US immigrants come from
    Spanish-speaking countries.

5
Immigration
  • Congress has the power to regulate immigration
    (according to the US Constitution).
  • Beginning in the 1880s, the government passed
    laws about immigration. An example of this
    Chinese Exclusion Act.
  • In the 1920s, laws established quotas to further
    limit the number of people admitted into the US.

6
Immigration Policy
  • Today the Immigration Act of 1990 sets a total
    annual quota of 65,000 immigrants permitted.
  • Shift towards those who want to work and produce
    and contribute --- people with special skills,
    talents and money- have priority.

7
Who is a Citizen?The 14th Amendment (1868)
  • The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution
    defines a U.S. citizen as anyone born or
    naturalized in the United States

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Citizenship by Birth
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Citizenship by BirthLaw of Blood Jus
Sanguinis
  • The term native born is given to anyone who is
    born in the US or to American parents.
  • Both parents are U.S. citizens.
  • One parent is a U.S. citizen who lives in the
    U.S.
  • According to the US Census Bureau 87.5 of
    Americans are native born.

10
Citizenship by Birth
  • Law of Soil Jus Soil
  • Born on U.S. soil, including, territories or
    military bases
  • Sometimes people can be dual citizens

11
Citizenship by NaturalizationIf you are not
born an American citizen, you can go through the
process of naturalization. Approximately 12.5
of Americans are naturalized.
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FIVE STEP Naturalization Process
  • Step 1 Aliens must apply for a permanent
    residency visa (green card) and wait five
    years.

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Naturalization Process
  • Step 2 Aliens must apply for citizenship and
    file their declaration of intention with the
    United States Citizenship and Immigration
    Services (USCIS)
  • To apply for naturalization, you must be at least
    18 years of age
  • Albert Einsteins Application

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Naturalization Process
  • Step 3 Aliens must get fingerprinted.
  • Why do we think that this is an important step in
    obtaining citizenship?

15
Naturalization Process
  • Step 4 Aliens must be interviewed and pass a
    citizenship test with the USCIS
  • All applicants must take the Citizenship Exam in
    ENGLISH
  • Basic knowledge of reading, writing, U.S.
    history, etc

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Naturalization Process
  • Step 5 Once the applicants pass the
    citizenship exam, they attend a ceremony
  • Here, the new citizens pledge their loyalty to
    the U.S. and to obey the laws Take Oath of
    Allegiance

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Oath of Allegiance (think/pair/share
interpretation activity)
  • "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and
    entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and
    fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state,
    or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore
    been a subject or citizen that I will support
    and defend the Constitution and laws of the
    United States of America against all enemies,
    foreign and domestic that I will bear true faith
    and allegiance to the same that I will bear arms
    on behalf of the United States when required by
    the law that I will perform noncombatant service
    in the Armed Forces of the United States when
    required by the law that I will perform work of
    national importance under civilian direction when
    required by the law and that I take this
    obligation freely without any mental reservation
    or purpose of evasion so help me God."

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Rights of Naturalized Citizens
  • A naturalized citizen has all the same rights and
    duties as a natural-born citizen.
  • Examples of Rights
  • Hold jobs
  • Run for election
  • Serve on juries
  • Vote
  • Only exception naturalized citizens cannot
    become the President!

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Can you LOSE your citizenship?
  • YES, but it is very rare.
  • The U.S. Government has the power to grant
    citizenship AND take it away
  • Most Americans who give up their citizenship do
    it voluntarily
  • CAREFUL Once you renounce your citizenship to
    the U.S., there is NO going back or changing your
    mind

20
Legal Aliens in America
  • There are 21.7 million legal aliens living in the
    US.
  • A legal alien is a citizen of another country who
    has received permission to enter the US.
  • Legal Aliens do NOT have full political rights
  • They can NOT vote, run for office, serve on
    juries, or hold most government jobs

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Illegal Aliens in America
  • Approximately 5 to 6 million illegal immigrants
    live in the United States
  • Most enter the U.S. illegally, and fail to have
    proper immigration documentation
  • Many enter the US in search of jobs, education,
    healthcare or a better place to raise their
    family.

22
Illegal Aliens in America
  • Illegal Aliens who are caught are often
    deported back to their country
  • The U.S. Border Patrol is given the task of
    preventing illegal immigration

23
Refugees
  • Our immigration quota does not include refugees.
  • Refugees are people who are trying to escape the
    dangers of their home countries fleeing due to
    persecution, war, or other crisis situations.
  • 1960-1970s Cuban Refugees to Florida
  • The President and Congress set quotas each year
    to allow a certain number of refugees into the US.
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