“The United States is a nation of immigrants. When the first immigrants came, Native American Indians were scattered across North America. Now people of many different races and nationalities live in the U.S. Today, people who are born in the United States become citizens at birth. A person who was not born in the United States may become a United States citizen through a special process.
In Chapter 12, you will learn more about the immigrants who have come to the United States. You will also learn about how people become citizens and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.”
Questions to think about in this chapter:
1. To identify reasons why people immigrated to the United States
2. To explain immigration quotas today
3. To describe how people become U.S. citizens
4. To identify the requirements for naturalization
5. To describe political asylum
6. To explain the rights and responsibilities of citizenship”