Immigration Nation

Someone who leaves one country to settle permanently in another.

• citizen

• immigrant

• refugee

• eligible

Which two people are United States citizens?

• I signed a contract for a job at a tech company in Michigan.

• My parents were born in Maryland, but I was born in Canada.

• I'm from Portugal and married someone from Mexico. We love visiting the United States.

Which person is eligible to enter the United States?

• I am from England, but got a job working at a car factory in Mexico. I plan on living in California and driving to work every day.

• I fled my country due to war and lack of food. I am going to seek refuge in the U.S. for safety.

• I’m from Bengaluru, India and my wife is from Moscow. We are going to move to Vermont because we like snow.

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

Why would someone seek refuge?

• They don't like where they live.

• they are being persecuted (treated poorly) for their race or religion.

• They want to work in the U.S.

Someone who is forced to leave a country for religious or political reasons.

• refugee

• citizen

• immigrant

• naturalization

Click on the people who should be allowed to be citizens.

• Tutkinhahamn is a man from Egypt, who met Martha online. Martha lives in Wyoming and wants to marry Tutkinhahamn. Before they get married, Tutkinhahamn wants to move to Wyoming to see if he likes it there.

• Harry lives in Canada and was just hired by Canadian company to drive truck into the United States.

• Stacey was born in the United States, but decided to move to Brazil for college. She has finished college, and now wants to move back to the United States.