Today, becoming a #naturalized U.S. citizen means facing double the wait time from two years ago, the lowest gov't processing efficiency in a decade, & huge regional disparities. New report on #immigrants & #citizenship from @chooseboundless today:
boundless.com/american-citiz…
* Immigrants in some cities face #citizenship application wait times >4x higher than in other cities.
* Immigrants in some cities face a citizenship application denial rate 2x higher than the national avg.
* Some immigrants must travel >150 miles to the nearest field office.
The top 3 best metro areas for #immigrants to become U.S. #citizens?
* Cleveland, Ohio
* Riverside, California
* Louisville, Kentucky
The worst 3 metro areas for #immigrants to become U.S. #citizens? They're all in #Texas:
* Austin
* Houston
* Dallas
Full rankings here:
boundless.com/american-citiz…
How about individual government field offices, run by @USCIS, where the actual #naturalization interviews take place?
The top 3 government offices handling #citizenship applications most efficiently are in:
* Cleveland, Ohio
* Providence, Rhode Island
* Raleigh, North Carolina
And where are the worst 3 government offices handling citizenship applications least efficiently?
* St. Paul, Minnesota
* Miami, Florida
* Houston, Texas
The max wait time in the St. Paul office is now **almost 2 years**!
Full field office rankings:
boundless.com/american-citiz…
Which metro areas are seeing the highest percentage of their eligible #immigrant population make it through the #citizenship process?
Kudos to the top three cities with the highest #naturalization rates:
* Columbus, Ohio
* Cincinnati, Ohio
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The 3 cities with the lowest #naturalization rates are:
* Fresno, California
* Phoenix, Arizona
* Dallas, Texas
Full rankings on the cities producing the most (and fewest) new American #citizens:
boundless.com/american-citiz…
Here's a summary from @chooseboundless with all of the metro rankings for where it's easiest and hardest for #immigrants to become #citizens—see how your city stacks up!
boundless.com/best-worst-cit…
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