Republicans Delay US Citizenship Applications, Try to End Birthright Citizenship
Independent Aggregator of Iran-related News/Events, Kodoom.com: Iranian immigrants are not the only victims of Trump's (visa ban) immigration policy. According to a report published by PBS, more than 700,000 immigrants are now waiting on applications to become U.S. citizens, a process that once typically took about six months but has stretched to more than two years in some places under the administration of President Trump. It takes up to 22 months in Atlanta and as long as 26 months in parts of Texas, according to official estimates.
Separately, in a pre-election attempt to appeal to xenophobic anti-immigrant voters, Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican from South Carolina), who recently insulted Iranian Americans by mocking Iranian genes (News link), on Tuesday said that he will introduce legislation to end birthright citizenship after President Trump suggested he wanted to do so through an executive order.
The long wait times and the new effort to end birthright citizenship have prompted some immigrant advocates to ask whether the delays are aimed at keeping anti-Trump voters from casting ballots in elections.
"People are motivated to participate, and they’re being frustrated from being able to participate in the elections they’re excited about," said Manuel Pastor, director of the University of Southern California’s Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration.
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