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The
Citizenship Promotion Act, S. 795’s, primary goal is “to assist aliens
who have been lawfully admitted to becoming citizens of the United
States.” It does not provide funding to secure the borders or assist in
the USCIS’s quest towards efficiency or its capabilities to root out
corruption. Instead, Obama’s bill will organize the immigrant community
by allotting U.S. $80 million for outreach programs targeted at
immigrants and future voters.
In Section 6 of Obama’s bill, costing U.S. $80 million, the Secretary
of Homeland Security would “award grants,” to “not for profit
organizations” with “experience working with immigrant communities” to
“carry out outreach activities,” including teaching English, providing
education and citizenship classes, plus provide legal assistance” to
applicable aliens towards citizenship and the right to vote. Typically,
studies show that immigrant voters vote Democrat.
If passed into law, organizations seeking Obama’s grant eligibility
must show, how they plan “to leverage available private and State and
local government resources;” their experience “in carrying out the
activities, including the number of aliens and geographic regions
served; and, …[how] to employ best practices developed by adult
educators, State and local governments, and community organizations.”
The Secretary of Homeland Security would also “develop outreach
materials” such as “public service announcements; advertisements…other
media…” to “encourage” applicable aliens to become U.S. citizens.
The Secretary of Homeland Security serves at the pleasure of the President; if elected that would be Obama.
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