That you'll have to live with the choice you make. Personally, I'd rather be in America than to remain in South Africa. Whether it's the right choice for you or not, I'm not in a position to say.
your reading material identifies different ways of becoming an american citizen
naturalization
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Becoming a citizen is a component of a larger process of migrants in the american society
In order to become an American citizen, a person should first become 18 yrs old. Next is becoming a legal permanent resident - getting a green card. He/ she has to then maintain the required continuous residency status and permanent residency status. Becoming a US citizen is not a one-day process but a lengthy one.
It is no longer automatic. The non-citizen has to go through the process like everyone else now.
It is important because they are trying to become American citizens and part of that is agreeing to the laws of this country and knowing the expectations of being a good citizen. They are doing this so that they are no longer immigrants, but citizens who have the same rights and expectations as any other citizen. I don't really think that learning "the nation's values" is important, considering that this country has no values that are legally required or appointed and I doubt that this is actually part of the process of becoming a citizen. What you may be saying here is the expectations of this person as an American, which is important because they will be under the same expectations as everyone else. Basically, the process of becoming a citizen is to help you know what others expect of you here and what is legal for you to do and for others to do to you.
An American with a felony record cannot enter Canada.
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The best place to find information about becoming an US citizen is through the US Citizen and Immigration Services site, which is maintained by the government. One can also find books on how to become a citizen and how to study for the citizenship test at large bookstores such as Barnes and Nobel.
Lincoln said that the American people did not expect the prolongation of the Civil War and the magnitude of the struggle it would bring. He also mentioned that they did not expect the ending to be attained swiftly and easily.
The US Congress makes the rules for becoming a US citizen. The House of Representatives and the Senate together decide who can be a citizen and how it is to be done.