It Trump administration has published new directives to legally select immigrants seeking the citizenship of the United States. Now applicants will need to show what seems to increase the “good moral character”, as the North -American Citizenship and Immigration Services have instructed officers in a memory Sent on Friday.
Update expands an existing evaluation for “good moral character” to include grip on social norms
An evaluation of “good moral character”, along with English language tests and civility, was already included as a requirement for the United States Citizenship application. It was fulfilled by anyone who did not show criminal crimes such as murders, aggravated crimes or drug crimes, according to CBS News.
The note published on Friday extends the evaluation of “good moral character” to include “more than a damn mechanical review focused on the absence of crime”. Screening should now be “a holistic evaluation of an alien behavior, adherence to social norms, and positive contributions that show a good moral character.”
Officers are expected to seek the participation of the community of applicants, family ties and care, education, employment and tax state and the duration of time spent in the United States, they will also seek “acts contrary to the average citizens’ behavior in the jurisdiction where aliens reside”, even if they will be legal. Applicants will need to show that they have not had “inconsistent with civic responsibility within the community” through CBS News.
What do you ask for this change?
USCIS CAP spokesman Matthew Tagesser told CBS News that new directives are part of the Trump administration’s effort to “restore integrity” in the United States immigration system.
“The citizens of the United States is the golden level of the citizenry; it must only be offered to the best in the world,” he added. “Today, USCIS is adding a new element to the naturalization process that guarantees that the newest citizens in America not only embrace the culture, history and language of the United States, but also demonstrate a good moral character.”
The ex -USCIS Higher Office Doug Rand said that the change is to deter legal immigrants to apply for the citizens of the United States.
“They try to increase the reason for denial of the citizens of the United States, torturing the definition of good moral character to cover extremely harmless behavior,” CBS News told CBS.
Student and teachers organizations have filed demands against the Trump Administration after detaining and deporting non-citizens after expressing pro-palestine opinions. Last week, the Stanford University Student Diary sued that it stifled free expression, while the American Association of University Professors filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Marco Rubio for an alleged “ideological deportation policy” Weather.
The news argues that policy change can be used to denature the citizens of the United States. The law allows it if a naturalized citizen violates its condition of eligibility, which includes being of “good moral character”.
