Naturalization - Policy Overview & Selected Trends Topic of White Paper From CRS
September 17, 2025
	September 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12322) on Sept. 16, 2025, by immigration policy analyst Holly Straut-Eppsteiner.
Here are excerpts:
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Naturalization is the voluntary process by which a foreign national becomes a U.S. citizen. In 2024, approximately 26 million naturalized U.S. citizens were residing in the United States, representing about 51% of the total foreign-born . . .
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Naturalization is the voluntary process by which a foreign national becomes a U.S. citizen. In 2024, approximately 26 million naturalized U.S. citizens were residing in the United States, representing about 51% of the total foreign-born . . .
