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12-25-06, 07:24 PM
A Cleared Record Makes Way for New American
by Ted Robbins
All Things Considered, December 25, 2006 · Nic Marines lives in Tucson, Ariz., but more than 20 years ago, he entered the country illegally, crossing the border between Mexico and the U.S.
After the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, he got amnesty and continued to work in the U.S. But his name got attached to a convicted drug dealer's fingerprint file and he was denied an extension on his work permit.
It took eight years to get his record cleared -- and his citizenship finalized.
Test Your Citizenship Knowledge: Practice Questions
NPR.org, November 30, 2006 · A sampling of questions from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' new naturalization test:
1. What type of economic system does the U.S. have?
2. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
3. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
4. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military?
5. Name one thing only the federal government can do.
6. Who is the Senate Majority Leader now?
7. Name one responsibility that is only for United States citizens.
8. When was the Constitution drafted?
9. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
10. Which U.S. World War II general later became President?
Answers
All questions and answers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Click here for answers
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6559928
Ellie
by Ted Robbins
All Things Considered, December 25, 2006 · Nic Marines lives in Tucson, Ariz., but more than 20 years ago, he entered the country illegally, crossing the border between Mexico and the U.S.
After the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, he got amnesty and continued to work in the U.S. But his name got attached to a convicted drug dealer's fingerprint file and he was denied an extension on his work permit.
It took eight years to get his record cleared -- and his citizenship finalized.
Test Your Citizenship Knowledge: Practice Questions
NPR.org, November 30, 2006 · A sampling of questions from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' new naturalization test:
1. What type of economic system does the U.S. have?
2. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
3. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
4. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military?
5. Name one thing only the federal government can do.
6. Who is the Senate Majority Leader now?
7. Name one responsibility that is only for United States citizens.
8. When was the Constitution drafted?
9. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
10. Which U.S. World War II general later became President?
Answers
All questions and answers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Click here for answers
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6559928
Ellie