Number of new U.S. citizens hits a 15-year high.
Mom Leveille stands on the balcony of her home in Fort Worth, Texas on Jan. 1, 2023. .
Nearly 1 million immigrants became citizens in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the most in almost 15 years and the third-highest number ever, according to a recent Pew Research analysis, demonstrating the increasing impact of immigration on who lives and works in the United States — and who votes.
“It is good for the nation for people to join it in the fullest way that they can,” said Ur M. Jaddou, the director of USCIS. “That has been a priority since the beginning of this administration.” “The uptick under Biden mainly reflects the insecurity caused by incessant demonization of immigrants by Republican politicians, as well as greater confidence that they can pass the revised test,” he said.
The 970,000 naturalizations in the 2022 fiscal year were the most since the 2008 fiscal year, when 1.05 million immigrants became citizens, an all-time high. Newly minted voters could be crucial in states like Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan and Arizona, whose large naturalized-citizen electorates have been influential. Many more permanent residents in such battleground states are likely to naturalize in coming years.
In addition to conferring the right to vote, citizenship allows people to serve on a jury and to sponsor other family members for U.S. residency. It also gives them access to certain federal benefits and government jobs.
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