In light of the Syrian Crisis, the United States has not done its part to accept and shelter Syrian refugees. In September, the U.S. acceptance quota increased to 10,000 refugees per year, regardless of the fact that 9,000 refugees had been fleeing into Europe per day at that time. For those 10,000 refugees per year, the process of actually being accepted into the nation can take up to two years. After that, if any choose to apply for naturalization (citizenship), they will find another extremely lengthy and complicated process ahead of them, full of complications and pitfalls. Below are the numerous requirements necessary for one to fulfill before they can even begin filling out an application for citizenship.
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