Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

August 21, 2008 8:52:01 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: citizenship

Stories

Stories 1 - 20 of 24

1 2 Next >>
  • July 2008

    • Journo 'Ecstatic' Over Demise of HIV Travel Ban

      Daily Dish (The Atlantic)  |  Jul 17, 08 3:29 PM CDT

      Journo 'Ecstatic' Over Demise of HIV Travel Ban

      (Newser) - HIV-positive journalist Andrew Sullivan is “ecstatic” over yesterday's passage by the Senate of a bill that would lift a US ban on visitors and immigrants with the virus that causes AIDS, he writes in his Atlantic blog. "I'm not exaggerating when I say that it's one of the happiest days of my whole life," writes the openly gay, British Sullivan, who plans to pursue citizenship. More »

      Tags

      Senate  • immigration  • gay rights  • citizenship  • Andrew Sullivan

    • Citizen Glitch Makes Mac Ineligible to Be Prez: Expert

      New York Times  |  Jul 11, 08 3:21 AM CDT

      Citizen Glitch Makes Mac Ineligible to Be Prez: Expert

      (Newser) - John McCain does not meet the constitutional requirement to be president because he's technically not a natural-born US citizen, a legal professor has concluded. But the expert, who focused on an obscure 1937 law that made McCain a citizen in the months after his birth in the Panama Canal Zone, says it's "preposterous" that the technicality should make a difference, the New York Times reports. “But this is the constitutional text that we have.” More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • citizenship  • constitution  • US citizenship  • Panama Canal Zone

  • February 2008

    • McCain, Born in Canal Zone, Dismisses Citizenship Flap

      Associated Press  |  Feb 29, 08 9:12 AM CST

      McCain, Born in Canal Zone, Dismisses Citizenship Flap

      (Newser) - A recent media flap about John McCain's citizenship is a non-issue, the candidate says. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone while his father served there in the Navy, which makes him a natural-born citizen and qualifies him to run for president, the AP reports. His camp recently sought a legal analysis on the matter, and a New York Times article got pundits speculating. More »

      Tags

      John McCain  • presidential election  • US Navy  • citizenship  • Panama  • US Constitution  • canals

    • Citizenship Test Just Too Tough for Most Brits

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Feb 1, 08 7:40 PM CST

      Citizenship Test Just Too Tough for Most Brits

      (Newser) - Should would-be immigrants to the United Kingdom be required to know the population of Wales when a majority of Britons don't? Only one in seven natives would pass the test required to get a passport, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The government says the bar should be set high even as critics say it's prohibitively so. More »

      Tags

      Great Britain  • immigration  • citizenship  • tests

  • January 2008
  • November 2007
  • September 2007

    • Citizenship Test Gets Overhaul

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 28, 07 1:00 PM CDT

      Citizenship Test Gets Overhaul

      (Newser) - The government yesterday unveiled its new citizenship test, which puts less emphasis on memorization of facts and more on analysis. To become naturalized, it's no longer enough for applicants to know how many stars or stripes are on the flag, but they may need to ID a constitutional amendment that addresses voting rights, the LA Times reports. More »

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • More Legal Immigrants Seek US Citizenship

      New York Times  |  Jul 5, 07 8:30 AM CDT

      More Legal Immigrants Seek US Citizenship

      (Newser) - A burgeoning number of legal immigrants are applying for US citizenship—115,000 in May, compared with 65,782 last December. The Times reports immigrants are worried about tougher citizenship tests, rising processing fees, and insecurity in the wake of the furor over the federal immigration bill. More »

      Tags

      immigration  • homeland security  • immigration reform  • citizenship  • naturalization

    • US Soldiers Become Citizens

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 5, 07 5:42 AM CDT

      US Soldiers Become Citizens

      (Newser) - Some 325 servicemen were sworn in as US citizens in Independence Day ceremonies yesterday in Iraq—half of them at a former Saddam Hussein palace, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gen. David Petraeus thanked the new citizens serving in Iraq for enduring sacrifice “to preserve the freedom of a land that was not yet fully yours.” More »

      Tags

      Iraq  • Iraq war  • US military  • David Petraeus  • war  • immigrant  • citizenship

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

    • Immigration Fees Skyrocket

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 30, 07 11:16 AM CDT

      Immigration Fees Skyrocket

      (Newser) - The price of citizenship is going up. With applications on the rise, the federal agency for citizenship and immigration is raising charges for almost all benefits, reports the Los Angeles Times . The cost of a green card will go from $325 to $930, while citizenship applications will rise from $330 to $675. More »

      Tags

      immigration  • citizenship  • Citizenship and Immigration Services  • green card  • application

    • Problems Plague Immigration Agency

      Washington Post  |  May 28, 07 7:46 AM CDT

      Problems Plague Immigration Agency

      (Newser) - The agency that will have to deal with the avalanche of paperwork generated by immigration reform can't handle it, the Washington Post reports today. With over a million citizenship applications already stalled in the pipeline, Citizenship and Immigration (the former INS) faces the possibility that its workload will nearly triple, and critics are calling on Congress to step in. More »

Stories 1 - 20 of 24

1 2 Next >>

Today's Most Popular

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »