the governing body of a nation, state, or community

the study of the rights and duties of citizens

a person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community

people who have left the country of their birth to live in another country

limited of “set” number of immigrants who can enter a country

people who have come from other countries and are not yet citizens

people who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race religion, nationality, membership in a social group, or political opinion

a person who has citizenship based on birth in the U.S. or its territories

legal process by which an alien may become a citizen

annual number of live births per 1,000 members of a population