By law, a legal immigrant can apply for citizenship and begin the Naturalization process after five years.
- There are over 8.8 million immigrants now eligible.
- Another 5 million will become eligible in the next four years.
- Approximately 1.5 million each year will become eligible over the next decade.
- Between now and 2024, almost 20 million immigrants could become citizens and join the voter rolls.
Historically,
only about 60 percent of
legal immigrants eventually became citizens,
and different nationalities have sought citizenship at different rates.
Millions of legal immigrants have been content to work and live in the
United States without seeking citizenship. Now, there will be a
bilingual multimedia campaign to remind them it is their duty to become
voters, and jumping through the hoops will be made incredibly easy.
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