U.S. speeds approval of citizenship applications as election nears - Los Angeles Times
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Via: vic-eldred • 2 weeks ago • 36 commentsBy: Andrea Castillo and Alex Wigglesworth (Los Angeles Times)
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Hundreds of people from 63 countries packed into a Riverside theater last week to take the oath of citizenship. American flags lined the stage as messages conveying the immigrants' new power played on a large screen:
"Today, I am an American. Today, I am a citizen of the country I serve. Today, I can register to vote."
The 775 people who participated in the naturalization ceremony Sept. 19 are part of a wave of new U.S. citizens being sworn in across the country, as immigration authorities approve citizenship applications at the fastest speed in a decade.
Immigrants sing the national anthem before being sworn in as U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony in Riverside. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The Biden administration says the uptick in new citizens is due to efforts to reduce a backlog of applications that began during the Trump administration and exploded amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration officials said the timing is not driven by the election or any political agenda.
The Department of Homeland Security "does not take actions based on electoral politics or upcoming elections. Period," spokesperson Naree Ketudat said. She added that the agency has endeavored to process naturalization petitions within six months for decades.
Former President Trump and his Republican allies have long repeated baseless claims that Democrats are admitting immigrants into the U.S. for political gain and allowing them to vote unlawfully. The issue even made its way into the government spending bill this month when House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) tried unsuccessfully to insert a GOP proposal to require states to obtain proof of U.S. citizenship when people register to vote.
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The Department of Homeland Security "does not take actions based on electoral politics or upcoming elections. Period," spokesperson Naree Ketudat said.
Immanuel Kant regarded any lie as immoral. I wonder what he would have thought of the current US government.
Is there something illegal about speeding up the process that has fallen far behind due to the pandemic in its legal purpose and procedures? My son, who resides in Milwaukee, recently obtained dual citizenship, now American besides his Canadian citizenship by birth. (His wife and their children are all Americans by birth.) Can you find fault with that as well? Do you think they rushed him through to earn his vote?
It should not be done on the eve of an election, nor should the Fed be cutting interest rates on the eve of an election, nor should a foreign leader be walking around a defense plant with only democrats on the eve of an election.
My son, who resides in Milwaukee, recently obtained dual citizenship, now American besides his Canadian citizenship by birth. (His wife and their children are all Americans by birth.) Can you find fault with that as well?
Ah, no.
Do you think they rushed him through to earn his vote?
Yup, they might see any new citizen as a possible democrat voter.
They could have been wrong if I had applied. I might have written Liz Cheney's name on my ballot.
What nation do you live in, it's always election eve in the US?
When the former 'president' convicted felon rapist traitor is involved? Of course!
I bet it would have been demanded that it be done right up to Nov 4 if the advantage would have been for the Republicans.
Which is incorrect. In particular circumstances a lie can be perfectly moral, but that's another topic.
Considering he was a classical republican (small r there), he'd think better of it than he would have between 2016 and 2020.
Not as far as Kant was concerned.
Considering he was a classical republican.
Who knew!
Please tell me you don't think Kant would be a Trump supporter. Trump has shown you over and over again that he's a criminally-minded authoritarian, the antithesis of rule-of-law republicanism.
I don't think he would support either candidate.
I was more interested in what he would have thought of our government officials who routinely lie to the people.
The 'alternative facts' government ended almost 4 years ago.
What do you consider examples of the current administration routinely lying?
What Kant thought changed during his latter years ... something to emulate.
Full List Of Every Lie Biden Has Told As POTUS: 249 And Counting (thefederalist.com)
Yet, Trump told 3,000 verified lies in his four year Presidency...
Verified by whom?
Any real response to the Biden lies?
The former 'president' convicted felon rapist traitor conman tells about 100 on a daily basis - he's been 'campaigning' for four years now - ever since his incitement of the failed insurrection on 1/6.
The question was:
What do you consider examples of the current administration routinely lying?
That's hilarious.
Every time they open their mouths.
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It's utter bullshit as usual from the democrats. It's doubtful that there will be enough of these newcomers to change the outcome of the election.
They sure seem desperate to hang on to their leftist ideology. It's becoming very important to hang onto the House and flip a few seats in the Senate.
And they seem to believe that changing the voters is the way,
You’re so certain they’ll all vote Democrat? You have some special inside information?
Part of somebody's plan
They pull out all the stops, yet the needle hasn't moved for Harris.
And you are complaining about an imaginary ''plot'' to win the election. LMAO paranoia strikes.
Of course it has moved, at least 5 points ahead of the former 'president' felon traitor. Can he even vote for himself?
Whose plan?
More whining from the right, hopefully, mostly minorities that will drive the MAGA crazy.
It seems like conservatives are mad because they assume these people will all vote Democrat. Why would you assume that? Because they don’t look like you?