Citizenship; A Social Construct.

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One thought on “Citizenship; A Social Construct.

  1. In my Intro to American Studies class this quarter, we discussed a lot about how exclusive the United States is. The US has the image of being a “melting pot”, however, there are so many restrictions on immigrants in the country. In my opinion, the process for becoming a citizen in the United States is too strict. Growing up in a very diverse city, I was shocked when I found out many of my friends were not US citizens, even though they have grown up in the US basically their whole life. These friends are unfortunately not allowed to vote, as you mentioned. It is upsetting that there are people who have been living in the US for a very long time, and are very americanized, yet they are not considered equals in our society and are not allowed to vote. I believe the process of becoming a US citizen should be easier.

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