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Basic Questions on U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization

Description: U.S. citizenship is conferred at birth under the principle of jus soli (nationality of place of birth) and the principle of jus sanguinis (nationality of parents). The U.S. Constitution states as a fundamental rule of jus soli citizenship that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." The exceptions to universal citizenship comprehended by the requirement that a person … more
Date: March 3, 1992
Creator: Eig, Larry M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids

Description: This is the official website for Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids. Ben's Guide is a service provided by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources teach how the U.S. government works and include information about the branches of government, how laws are made, the election process, and citizenship. The site includes a glossary, interactive games and activities, and link… more
Date: 2014
Creator: United States. Government Printing Office. Superintendent of Documents
Item Type: Refine your search to only Website
Partner: UNT Libraries Digital Projects Unit
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Causes of the Jewish Diaspora Revolt in Alexandria: Regional Uprisings from the Margins of Greco-Roman Society, 115-117 CE

Description: This thesis examines the progression from relatively peaceful relations between Alexandrians and Jews under the Ptolemies to the Diaspora Revolt under the Romans. A close analysis of the literature evidences that the transition from Ptolemaic to Roman Alexandria had critical effects on Jewish status in the Diaspora. One of the most far reaching consequences of the shift from the Ptolemies to Romans was forcing the Alexandrians to participate in the struggle for imperial patronage. Alexandrian i… more
Date: May 2016
Creator: Vargas, Miguel M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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The Dominican Republic: Tensions with Haiti over Citizenship and Migration Issues

Description: This report discusses the dispute between the Dominican Republic and Haiti regarding the citizenship status of some 200,000 Dominicans of Haitian descent, as well as undocumented migrants in the Dominican Republic, which threatens to exacerbate tensions between the two neighbors.
Date: July 15, 2015
Creator: Ribando Seelke, Clare; Margesson, Rhoda & Taft-Morales, Maureen
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Expedited Citizenship Through Military Service: Current Law, Policy, and Issues

Description: This report gives an overview of the history of naturalization based on military service, discusses current law and policy, analyzes data on noncitizens in the military today and prior to the enactment of P.L. 108- 136, and discusses current legislative proposals and related issues.
Date: February 25, 2009
Creator: Lee, Margaret Mikyung & Wasem, Ruth Ellen
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Expedited Citizenship Through Military Service: Policy and Issues

Description: This report discusses the interest in legislation to expand the citizenship benefits of aliens serving in the military. Multiple bills provide for expedited or posthumous citizenship as the result of military service (H.R. 1275, H.R. 1588, H.R. 1685, H.R. 1691, H.R. 1714, H.R. 1799, H.R. 1806, H.R. 1814, H.R. 1850, H.R. 1953, H.R. 1954, H.R. 2887, S. 783, S. 789, S. 897, S. 922, and S. 940). Variously, these bills would, among other things, reduce or eliminate the 3-year requirement for peaceti… more
Date: September 30, 2003
Creator: Lee, Margaret Mikyung
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Home Is Where They Have To Take You In: Right to Entry For U.S. Citizens

Description: This legal sidebar discusses the Congressional interest to revoke passports of U.S. citizens who have gone abroad to fight for foreign terrorist groups. This issue derived from the concern about preventing such persons from returning to conduct terrorist activities in the U.S.
Date: October 16, 2014
Creator: Lee, Margaret Mikyung
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Immigration: Alien Registration

Description: This report reviews the process of temporary legal residents becoming registered as U.S. citizens while providing preliminary factors involved before registration.
Date: January 6, 2004
Creator: Bruno, Andorra
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity

Description: This report identifies the major criminal grounds that may bar an alien from being admitted into the United States or render an alien within the country removable. The report also discusses additional immigration consequences of criminal activity, including those that make an alien ineligible for certain relief from removal, including cancellation of removal, voluntary departure, withholding of removal, and asylum. The report also addresses the criminal grounds that render an alien ineligible t… more
Date: April 5, 2018
Creator: Peck, Sarah Herman & Smith, Hillel R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Immigration-Related Document Fraud: Overview of Civil, Criminal, and Immigration Consequences

Description: This report discusses the primary civil, criminal, and immigration-related penalties associated with immigration-related document fraud. In order to enter or remain in the United States and be eligible for various immigration-related benefits, non-citizens (aliens) must comply with a number of document requirements under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Date: January 23, 2009
Creator: Kim, Yule & Garcia, Michael J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Amnesty Two]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: November 7, 1988, 10:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: INS]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 14, 1997, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 57 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Pedro J. Gonzalez, U.S. Citizenship certificate]

Description: Pedro J. Gonzalez, U.S. Citizenship certificate. An elaborate frame is printed along the edges of the paper, enclosing multiple lines of small text and a photograph of Gonzalez. At the certificate's top is an eagle icon positioned between the words "Certificate of" and "Naturalization."
Date: April 15, 1983
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Qualifications for President and the "Natural Born" Citizenship Eligibility Requirement

Description: This report discusses the history of the qualifications clause in the Federal Convention of 1787, the Common Law meaning of the term "Natural Born" citizen or subject, and common understanding in 18th Century of the term "Natural Born" citizen.
Date: November 14, 2011
Creator: Maskell, Jack
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Treatment of Noncitizens in H.R. 3200

Description: This report outlines the treatment of noncitizens under H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. The report analyzes specific provisions in H.R. 3200, and whether there are eligibility requirements for noncitizens in the selected provisions.
Date: August 25, 2009
Creator: Siskin, Alison & Lunder, Erika K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Treatment of Noncitizens in H.R. 3200

Description: This report outlines the treatment of noncitizens under H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009. The report analyzes specific provisions in H.R. 3200, and whether there are eligibility requirements for noncitizens in the selected provisions.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Siskin, Alison & Lunder, Erika K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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