Immigration Nation

The harbors represent different rules about...

• moving to a new country

• eligibility to live in the US

• working in the US

People who were born in the USA…

• can’t live here if they marry someone from a different country

• are not citizens automatically

• are already citizens and have a right to live here.

If you are born outside the U.S., but your parents have citizenship…

• you have a right to live here

• you can’t live here

• you can only live here until you are 18

If you have permission to work in the US and your job becomes permanent...

• you can’t stay in the US

• you may be able to apply for citizenship after one year

• you may be able to apply for citizenship after five years

If you marry an American citizen, you can apply for citizenship...

• after two years

• after three years

• after ten years

People from another country can enter through the “Seeking Refuge” harbor if…

• they have friends who are citizens

• they want to work in the US

• they are in danger in their home country

Naturalization is the process...

• to become a citizen

• to apply for a job

• of defending one’s country

What happens if someone doesn't meet the requirements to enter the U.S.?

• They are denied entry.

• They can never try to come back.

• They are sent to the seeking refuge harbor.

If an immigrant has a permanent job, he or she may be able to apply for citizenship after five years.

• True

• False

After one year of marriage to a citizen, an immigrant may apply for citizenship.

• True

• False