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Follow UsWashington: Donald Trump and JD Vance's campaign pledge is causing significant concern among the immigrants, particularly Indian-Americans, as it raises ambiguity about the future of their children obtaining U.S. citizenship through naturalization.
A naturalized citizen is someone who gets citizenship in a country by birth, provided they choose to pursue that particular option. If they retain the citizenship of their home country, they can still choose to become a citizen of the country of birth at any time during their life. Trump has promised to stop naturalized citizenship, a central part of his campaign platform, which he and Vance have committed to start "on Day one."
The main focus on "Day 1" for Trump and his running mate JD Vance is expected to center on immigration. Throughout his election campaign, Trump declared many a times, "On Day 1, I will launch the largest deportation operation in American history." With plans to overhaul U.S. immigration policy, Trump's intentions aren't just limited to targeting undocumented immigrants; his aim is also to restrict the legal immigration process.
According to details outlined on Trump’s campaign website, he has planned to sign an executive order on his first day in office to alter immigration policies. The order will "Direct federal agencies to require that at least one parent be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident for their children to automatically acquire U.S. citizenship." As a result, children who are born in the U.S. to parents who are neither citizens nor permanent residents may no longer be automatically eligible for naturalization.
While exact statistics are unavailable, estimates suggest that the backlog for employment-based green cards from India has almost surpassed 1 million in the first quarter of 2023, with the average wait time for a green card (U.S. citizenship) is now exceeding 50 years.