Chapter 1-2 Flashcards
(10 cards)
deport
send aliens back to their country
alien
a noncitizen
naturalization
the legal process of becoming a citizen for foreign-born people
US Border Patrol
the law enforcement unit of USCIS who detect and prevent illegal aliens into the country
immigrant
people who move permanently into a new country
how can a person become a citizen?
if they are born in the American territory, if one or both parents were born in the US, and if you were born on a military base
what is the naturalization process
sign the declaration of intent, live in the US for 3-5 years, file an application, and take a pledge
what are two privileges that citizens have that aliens do not?
voting, serve on a jury, or run for president
what is the Immigration Act of 1990?
it brought benefits to immigrants with special jobs, teaching, technology, medical, talents, financial
why do aliens live in the US illegally?
to live a better life, conflicts in their country, intimated by long process of naturalization, never applied for permission
