From ACLU Press Release (source: www.aclu.org/hutto):
Landmark Settlement Announced in Federal Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at Immigrant Detention Center in Texas (8/27/2007)
ACLU Urges Congress to End Policy of Detaining Immigrant Children
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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AUSTIN, TX — The American Civil Liberties Union today announced a landmark settlement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that greatly improves conditions for immigrant [...]
In order to become a naturalized citizen, individuals must:
1. be eighteen years of age or older;
2. have been a permanent resident for at least five years (less in some circumstances);
3. be determined to be a person of good moral character;
4. be able to pass a test of knowledge of basic U.S. history and government;
5. have been [...]
From the American Immigration Lawyers’ Association:
American Immigration Lawyers Association @ Yahoo! Video
The test required as part of the naturalization process has been redesigned by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (”USCIS”). According to USCIS, the new test has a greater “emphasis on the fundamental concepts of American democracy and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship” and that the new test “will help encourage citizenship applicants to learn [...]
I Pledge Allegiance . . .The American Dream Comes True for 1,000 Immigrants Sworn In as U.S. Citizens at Walt Disney World… @ Yahoo! Video
ADL - Codewords of Hate
The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) produces a website called Truth in Immigration (http://www.truthinimmigration.org/) that refutes legal and factual inaccuracies about immigrants and Latinos. The site contains postings, analysis of myths, weekly updates by email, links to organizations working to protect the rights of immigrants and more.
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