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U.S. citizenship confers a number of benefits on recipients. In addition to the right to vote, naturalized immigrants are eligible to participate in federal programs, gain a number of legal rights and become eligible for federal employment.’<\/p>\n\n

According to Pew Research Center estimates, the share of all foreign-born legal permanent residents who have become naturalized U.S. citizens rose to 56% in 2011, the highest level in three decades and an 18 percentage point increase since 1990. That represents a population of 15.5 million naturalized citizens, an increase reflecting both a rise in the annual inflow of legal migrants and an increased likelihood that those who are eligible to apply for citizenship actually do so.<\/p>\n\n

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The rest of those eligible to apply for citizenship — 12.4 million — are green card holders who could eventually naturalize and become U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n\n

However, the naturalization rate for Mexicans who are in the U.S. legally stands in contrast<\/a> to this overall trend. Nearly two-thirds of the 5.4 million legal immigrants from Mexico who are eligible to become citizens of the United States have not yet taken that step. Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More than half of foreign-born citizens in the U.S. legally became naturalized citizens as of 2011, the highest level in three 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