1. The People of America Citizens and Residents
The What, Who, When, How and Why of Becoming and Being an American Citizen

2. Types of American Residents
Citizens—Natural-born and naturalized
Residents—Documented and Undocumented
Refugees—People pushed from their home and seeking refuge in another land

3. Legal Residents- 2 types
Visa holders
Green card holders

4. 1. Visa holders: temporary US residents
Employment visa: employer files paperwork and pays for worker to come to US
Family-sponsored visa: family members file paperwork and pay for immigrant to come to US
Educational visa: issued to students who choose to attend school/college in US

5. Green Card Holders: Permanent US Residents
2. Green card holders are Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), who are officially granted immigration benefits, including permission to reside and work legally in the US
You must have a green card in order to apply for citizenship

6. Undocumented Immigrants
Anyone who resides in America without updated paperwork
Examples
Those with an expired visa, still here
Those who snuck into the country

7. What is a citizen?
My favorite definition, courtesy of Merriam Webster Online Dictionary…
:a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protectionfrom it

8. 14th amendment of the Constitution outlines who is a citizen
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States…are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside…”

9. Natural-born citizens
Anyone born within US territory
Baby is born in any of 50 states or territories (i.e. Puerto Rico) or on overseas military bases
Anyone born outside of US with at least one (1) American parent
baby born in France to an American mother and a French father
Two citizens of another country give birth to a child in the U.S.; the child is a U.S. citizen
2 French citizens have baby while in New York, baby is US citizen

10. Naturalized Citizen
A citizen who has acquired citizenship by participating in a process

11. The Naturalization Process Time to completion: 5 months to 2 years
1. File a Declaration of Intent with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
2. INS conducts a fact-check to ensure information is true.
3. If application is approved,interview with INS and citizenship test.
4. Appear in court to take the Oath of Loyalty to the U.S.

12. Review and Discuss Turn to your elbow partner…
Partner 1: Tell your partner everything you can remember from what you just learned.
Partner 2: Listen carefully. After 2 minutes, fill in any missing information and correct or change any information which is mistaken.

13. Rights of Citizens Protection of the Constitution
American passport—free to travel among the states and to reenter from outside of the US
Voting rights
Public office

14. Responsibilities of Citizens
Loyalty to America—various meanings
Pay taxes—income taxes, sales taxes, estate and inheritance taxes, etc.
Obey laws—laws are for us, by us!
Participate in government—vote, jury duty, become involved in the community!

15. Turn to your table group
Make a list of some things that:
A. you think citizens should do in order to show good citizenship and allegiance to America.
B. you do to show good citizenship.

16. What’s next…
Citizenship test
Video: good.is/immigration