Citizenship Notes 1.2

Essentials   Essential Standards   Explain the changing perception and interpretation of citizenship and naturalization (e.g., aliens, Interpretations of the 14th amendment, citizenship, patriotism, equal rights under the law, etc.).   Learning Target  In writing, I can evaluate and defend positions on issues regarding diversity in American life

American Population  First census (1790)—13 states, 4 million people  Today—50 states, 1 district (D.C.), 4 territories  Samoa, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam  310 Million people  Immigration: Who’s Coming to America? (Infographic) | Global Recruiting Roundtable Immigration: Who’s Coming to America? (Infographic) | Global Recruiting Roundtable Immigration: Who’s Coming to America? (Infographic) | Global Recruiting Roundtable

Population Growth  Demography: study of human populations  Why growth?  Immigration  23 million legal foreign born residents  13 million illegal foreign born residents  Medicine and Technology  Increasing life span (decreasing birth rate)  Baby boomers: largest growing group  1950: 68 years old  2011: 78 years old

Citizenship  Natural born citizen  Born in US OR to US citizens anywhere in world  Foreign born citizen: naturalization  File intent form  Live in US 5 years  Must be 18 years old  Pass citizenship test  Take oath of citizenship

Immigration  Immigrant: person who moves permanently to a new country  Alien: foreign born  Legal: permission to be in US  Work visas, education visas,  Can’t vote, hold political office  23 million  Illegal: no permission  13 million  Can’t work, own land, drive

Loss of Citizenship  Expatriation: give up citizenship willingly  Denaturalization: to have citizenship taken  d_former_citizens_of_the_United_States d_former_citizens_of_the_United_States d_former_citizens_of_the_United_States

Debate cont.  Immigration in 1800s:  Nativism: intense patriotism  Jobs. Ethnic neighborhoods. Language barriers  Large growth in SW cities 

Requirements of all citizens  Obey the law  Jury duty  Education  Pay Taxes  Defend the US

Responsibilities  Positive involvement in community  Role model  Vote  Environmentally conscious  Ecological Footprint: what does the environment lose to support your lifestyle?