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554,475 Permanent Residents Became US Citizens in First 3 Quarters of 2018

554,475 Permanent Residents Became US Citizens in First 3 Quarters of 2018

The number of immigrants who became United States citizens rose 15% in the first three quarters of the 2018 fiscal year, data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicates.

In total 544,475 permanent residents became US citizens in first first three quarters of 2018. This is despite [or possibly as a result of] President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict both legal and illegal immigration.

Of these, nationalities from Asia and North America constituted the biggest numbers of those naturalized. Here is the breakdown of those naturalized over that period by region:
North America: 203,079
Asia: 192,137
South America: 48,686
Europe: 52,955
Africa: 44,095
Oceania: 3,168
Unknown: 355

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Over this period, a total of 2,685 Kenyan nationals because US citizens.

Data for the entire 2018 fiscal year will be released by DHS at a later date.

 

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  1. Imara DaimaMay 20, 2019

    Ningependa kuwashukuru walioandika katiba ya Kenya na kuwaruhusu wazaliwa wa Kenya kuwa na uraia wa nchi mbili. Asanteni sana nyote mliopigania ukombozi wa Kenya wa pili kwa sababu Mzee Mkristo Toroitich alikuwa amepinga kabisa uraia wa nchi mbili.

    Kama watu wote Kenya wangaliimba"

    "Tawala Kenya Tawala..." kama Mkristo Ruto na Uhuru, jambo kama hili halingaliwezekana kabisa katika nchi ya Kenya. Kwa nini? Mzee mkristo Toroitich angalikuwa bado rais wa nchi ya Kenya mpaka sasa.
    Uraia wa nchi mbili unasaidia sana. Kenya milele na milele ni nyumbani daima na pia halisi. Nikiwa Kenya hakuna anayeniuliza mahali nilipozaliwa au kuulizwa siku nitakaporudi Kenya! Nikiwa nyumbani (Kenya) najisikia kabisa nikiwa huru.

    Kwa kumalizia, ningependa kumwomba Ndugu Matiang'i na Ndugu Kihalangwa wafanye heshima na kufuata maagizo ya mahakama kuu na kumrudishia ndugu yetu Miguna Miguna uraia wa Kenya. Kabla hawajamshika na kumfukuza Kenya kama "mbwa mwitu," Miguna alikuwa na pasipoti ya Kenya na pia kitambulisho cha taifa.

    Tutakapopata serikali yetu mpya baada ya uchaguzi wa 2022, hawa ndugu zetu watafikishwa kortini mara moja na kujibu kwa nini walikataa kutii maagizo ya mahakama kuu ya Kenya.

    Asanteni sana kwa wote walioumizwa na Mzee Mkristo Toroitich, ili Kenya ipate katiba mpya na pia iwe na vyama vingi vya kisiasa..

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