Guest guest Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 India is changing colour of US Agencies Posted online: Thursday, July 07, 2005 at 1234 hours IST Washington, July 7: More than half a million immigrants gained US citizenship in 2004, with Asians making up the single biggest ethnic group, according to a US government report. Some 537,171 immigrants gained US citizenship last year, an increase of 16 per cent over 2003, when there were 463,204 new Americans, according to the US office of immigration statistics. Mexicans made up the single largest national group, with 63,840, or 12 per cent of the total, gaining US citizenship. The second largest group was Indians at 37,975, followed by Filipinos at 31,448, Vietnamese at 27,480 and Chinese at 27,309. Asians comprised five of the top ten groups receiving US citizenship. In addition to the above countries, Korea also counted among the top 10 -- ranking at number six, with 17,184. In 2004, 41 per cent of naturalised Americans hailed from Asian countries, compared to 28 per cent from North America, and 17 per cent from Europe. The new Americans tended to live in urban areas, with 41 per cent locating to just 10 metropolitan areas, among them New York, Long Beach and Chicago. California, New York and Florida were the top three states of residence for the newly sworn Americans. In order to gain US citizenship, an applicant must, in most cases: be at least 18 years old; have permanent legal resident status; read, speak and write English; and have lived in the United States for five years without interruption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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