What are the benefits to becoming an American citizen?
Answer:
U.S. Citizenship
Why become a U.S. citizen
# To be able to vote and participate fully in an American democracy. Politicians listen to people who can vote.
# To prevent the risk of deportation. If you are or have been convicted of a crime and you are not acitizen, you can be deported. U.S. citizens can not be deported.
# To protect your children. If you become a citizen before your children turn 18, they are also citizens. They can not be deported as citizens.
Most crimes are now grounds for deportation. Abuse of a spouse, child or partner, violation of an Order for Protection or No Contact Order, any drug crime, any firearm violation, welfare fraud, murder, rape, crimes involving moral turpitude, and most other crimes are causes for deportation if the conviction results in a sentence of one year or more (even if you get only a suspended sentence of 1 year or more).
# To help your family members come to the U.S. As a legal permanent resident, you can only petition for unmarried children and spouses. Citizens may also petition for parents, married children, siblings, and fiances. Unmarried children and spouses of citizens wait much less time than permanent residents to receive visas.
# To be eligible for state and federal jobs.
# In order to continue to receive money from AFDC/MFIP food supplement or General Assistance (GA) you need to apply for citizenship, or be in an English or citizenship class. These actions satisfy the requirements for obtaining these public benefits.
# Non-citizens have extra residency requirements imposed on them in the GA and AFDC/MFIP food supplement programs. If you moved to Minnesota after March 1, 1997, you may not qualify for GA if you are not a citizen. If you moved to Minnesota after July 1, 1997, you may not qualify for the AFDC/MFIP food supplement if you are not a citizen.
# Refugees, asylees, and people whose deportation has been withheld can get food stamps only for their first 5 years in the United States. You may not be able to get food stamps when you need them unless you become a citizen.
# U.S. Veterans and their spouses and children can get food stamps. However, non-citizen veterans who fought as Southeast Asian allies of the U.S. in Laos and Vietnam have no special eligibility for food stamps.
# To be able to travel outside the United States and re-enter more easily.
# ONLY non-citizens who were receiving SSI on 8/22/96 and non-citizens who were in the U.S. on 8/22/96 that have become blind or disabled can receive SSI indefinitely.
# Qualified non-citizens who are elderly (65 or older), but not disabled, and who were living in the U.S. on 8/22/96 and were not receiving SSI may receive SSI based on advanced age only for their first seven years in the U.S., and only if they are refugees or asylees, or have been granted withholding of deportation. SSI may not be there when you need it. Become a citizen.
# If you are not a refugee, asylee, or have been granted withholding of deportation and you came to the U.S. after 8/22/96, you will not be able to get SSI until you become a citizen or have been in the U.S. for 7 years.
# To be able to live outside of the U.S. and not lose your citizenship.
# To be able to run for public office.
# To avoid fees and paperwork with the INS. U.S. citizens never have to renew their certificates of naturalization.
# To protect yourself from changes that target non-citizens. Government policy is based on whether individuals are citizens or non-citizens.
You are joking, right?
You get to tell every one in this world your an American
the main thing is that you can vote and run for office!!
express your freedom of choice at the ballot box!!
other than that as far as i know permanent residents have the same rights as citizens
You can vote, a PR cannot.
YOU GET TO VOTE BUT THAT'S IT. ALSO, IF YOU COMMIT A FELONY YOU CAN'T GET DEPORTED.
what are the benefits?
BECOMING AN AMERICAN
the only one need be listed out of the millions of reasons
As a permanent resident you can not be outside of usa more than six month,if you do so,you lost your green card.
that no happen if you are citizen,beside you can travel all world whith a usa passport.whithout asking for visa to any country.
Only voting running for office and oh yeah buying a passport which usually costs 100.00 i want to be a resident not american
There is no benefit to becoming a citizen, and I feel like I have less rights than someone who is here illegally, and the government takes money out of every paycheck I EARN to pay for medical care and welfare benefits for people who are here illegally.
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