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citizenship!

Gaining citizenship brings life-changing opportunities, but high application fees make it unaffordable for many immigrants who are ineligible for a federal waiver. When the NaturalizeNY program offered vouchers covering the fee, recipients were twice as likely to apply. Cities, states, and the federal government can take action to make citizenship affordable for all.

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A Randomized Controlled Design Reveals Barriers to Citizenship for Low-Income Immigrants", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (January 2018).

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Voucher recipients were

twice as likely to apply for citizenship

Fee rose from $35 to $725 since 1985

lifting barriers to citizenship