Assimilation and Citizenship

"Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)."
- United States Citizenship and Immigration Service

"The central question of American immigration policy is how this country can help facilitate the emotional attachments of immigrants and citizens alike to the American national community. . ."
- Stanley Renshon, CIS Fellow

Birthright Citizenship

Dual Citizenship

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A Revised Estimate of Birth Tourism

The earlier estimate was incorrect; the new estimate is 20,000 to 26,000 possible birth tourists a year

Topics: Birthright Citizenship

We Stand by Our Estimate of 33,000 Possible Birth Tourists in 2017

A recent Niskanen Center blog post disputing our number is incorrect

Topics: Birthright Citizenship

DOJ Creates a New Civil Denaturalization Prosecutions Unit

Where will the cases come from, if DHS agencies are not on board?

Topics: Fraud and Immigration, Assimilation and Citizenship

Using Bonds to Reinforce the New Birth Tourism Restrictions

Topics: Tourist Visa Fraud, Birthright Citizenship

Birth Tourism: Facts and Recommendations

Topics: Tourist Visa Fraud, Birthright Citizenship

Birth Tourism, Belts, and Braces

Topics: Tourist Visa Fraud, Birthright Citizenship

When the Justice System Tilts Toward Aliens

Topics: Birthright Citizenship, Criminal Aliens

When Is a Birthright Citizenship Issue Not an Immigration Issue?

When it relates to U.S. nationals in American Samoa

Topics: Birthright Citizenship

New Estimate: 72,000 Births Annually to Tourists, Foreign Students and Other Visitors

Topics: Birthright Citizenship

There May Be 33,000 Birth Tourists Annually

Topics: Birthright Citizenship