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Jennifer Gagliardi is a ESL/Citizenship teacher. More on uscitizenpod.com

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Acquisition & Derivation Quick Reference Charts | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC These three charts, updated on July 19, 2022, outline the different requirements for acquiring and deriving citizenship. Because the law governing acquisition and derivation has changed many times and...

Immigrant Legal Resource Center just posted 3 new Acquisition & Derivation Quick Reference Charts that outline the different requirements for acquiring and deriving citizenship. Kudos ILRC!

www.ilrc.org/resources/ac...

#immigration #naturalization #citizenship

05.03.2026 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US Citizenship Resources for March

U.S. Citizenship Resources for Women's History Month
plus resources for Ramadan, Nowruz, Cesar Chavez Day

www.uscitizenpod.com/p/us-citizen...

#adulteducation #civics #citizenship #womenshistorymonth #ramadan #nowruz #ceasarchavezday #literacy

02.03.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How to Fill Out An H-1B Registration
YouTube video by USCIS How to Fill Out An H-1B Registration

New video from USCIS: How to Fill Out An H-1B Registration

youtu.be/ig0_sznUqAk?...

#h1b #visa #employment #immigration #USCIS

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Context: This development revives a long-standing debate over whether collecting citizenship data in the census could influence participation and the fundamental constitutional requirement that every person residing in the U.S. be counted once a decade.

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Trump officials propose testing a citizenship question amid a push to alter the census The Trump administration proposes to include a question about U.S. citizenship status in this year's field test of the 2030 census, as Republicans push to alter the counts behind voting maps.

Trump officials propose testing a citizenship question amid a push to alter the census by Hansi Lo Wong

www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...

#2030Census #Census #citizenship #immigrants #literacy #adulteducation #citizenshipquestion

10.02.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Ventures Arcade

Mega-congats on the release of Ventures Arcade UPDATED Citizenship activities based on the 2025 N-400 and Civics Test. Always free, always fun. Great for class warm-ups and independent practice.

www.cambridge.org/us/esl/ventu...
#citizenship #naturalization #ESL #AdultEducation #civi

31.01.2026 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Things we don’t want for Christmas πŸŽ„

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VOA - Voice of America English News Accurate, objective news coverage from the U.S. and around the world.

My students and I miss VOAnews.com and learningenglish.voanews.com every day. #SaveVOA

27.12.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
All Products - Switchboard

Follow-up by checking out their free self-guided courses about public benefits for refugees and other newcomers. There is so much more on their website!

learning.switchboardta.org/collections/...

#afghani #humanitarian #refugees #newcomers #allarewelcome #housing #HUD #trauma #technology

23.12.2025 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Switchboard TA Switchboard is a one-stop resource hub for refugee service providers in the United States. With the support of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), we offer tools and materials, learning opportun...

Check out the Switchboard TA YouTube Channel--Outstanding work leveraging #digitaltools to extend #welcome, #immigrant integration, and #mentalhealth services to #refugees!

Kudos to @rescue.org @globalrefuge.bsky.social and Office of Refugee Resettlement.

www.youtube.com/@switchboard...

23.12.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Conspicuous Gap May Undermine Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Plan

Why do the ppl insist on the original inten? Amend IV was passed in 1868 re: citizenship of formerly enslaved persons and insurgents--2 problems (and a war) that would have been avoided if the Founders had simply delivered on "all men are created equal."

#birthright

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...

22.12.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ALL ARE WELCOME! Happy International Migrants Day!

#internationalmigrantsday #migrants #migrantsday #humanrights #refugees #migration #immigration #migrantworkers #diversity #immigrants #understandthejourney #refugeeswelcome

18.12.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
colorful crowd of people

colorful crowd of people

ALL ARE WELCOME! Happy International Migrants Day!

#internationalmigrantsday #migrants #migrantsday #humanrights #refugees #migration #immigration #migrantworkers #diversity #immigrants #understandthejourney #refugeeswelcome

18.12.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Denaturalization On December 17, 2025, the NYTimes published: Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship. I used ChatGPT to rephrase the information at CEFR B1-level for ESL/Citizens...

On Dec 17, 2025, the NYTimes published an article about #Denaturalization. I used ChatGPT to rephrase the info at CEFR B1-level for #ESL / #Citizenship students and teachers. Please read the entire NYTimes article. Consult #immigration legal services as needed.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/denatu...

18.12.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Citizenship Resources for the Hanukkah

Hanukkah is known as the Festival of Lights.

Emma Lazarus was used the image of America as a light to the nations in "The New Colossus" Manfred Anson designed a Hanukkah lamp for the centennial of the Statue of Liberty.

www.uscitizenpod.com/2025/12/us-c...

#Hanukkah #Citizenship #statueoflibety

16.12.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is Bill of Rights Day?

Happy #BillofRightsDay!

Our students are studying #ELCivics emergency resources related to education, food, housing, health, and immigration. Access to these services are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and human decency.

www.uscitizenpod.com/2025/12/what...

#respect #rights #BillOfRights

16.12.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | I came from Somalia at 19. Let me tell you about the America I met. President Trump’s anti-immigrant ranting betrays the Americans who welcome the stranger.

"When leaders attack refugees, they do not harm only us. They devalue the work of every American who believed in this country’s ideals to help a stranger."

#immigration #RefugeesWelcome #AmericanDream #Somali #hope #StrangerNoMore #refugees #immigrants
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16.12.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Change at the Podium For likely the first time in the United States, a woman gave a public lecture. George Washington was there. By Mary Sarah Bilder

Eliza Harriot brought the concept of female genius to the United States. Its advocates argued that women had equal capacity and deserved an equal education and political representation

#ElizaHarriot #equality #USconstitution #femalegenius #education

magazine.mountvernon.org/2022/Spring/...

15.12.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Forcing visitors to share five years of social media history is nuts America’s closest allies are among the 42 countries in the visa waiver program targeted by Trump.

What exactly are the criteria for β€œhostile attitudes”?

Is the DHS monitoring social media activity to identify users who promote violence against the US, or is it also reviewing satirical or critical memes about the administration?

wapo.st/48CqKQQ

#freedomofspeech #security #socialmedia #travel

13.12.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Cracking down on citizenship ceremonies encourages illegal immigration Trump unfairly levels collective punishment against people legally in the U.S. from 19 countries.

In the last fiscal year, 818,500 immigrants became U.S. citizens. The president undermines his own messaging on legal immigration by rejecting people who are willing to jump through every hoop.

#OathOfAllegiance #naturalization #immigration #citizenship #citizenshipceremonies

wapo.st/4qbMxF0

13.12.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Human Rights Day is observed by the international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in 1948 the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Happy Human Rights Day!

www.uscitizenpod.com/2025/12/univ...

#humanrights #UDHR #rights #HumanRightsDay

09.12.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œLeave our neighbors alone.”

www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/u...

09.12.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats, who once lambasted Trump on immigration, have grown quiet Democrats struggle to counter Trump’s tougher policies on immigration.

β€œI would like to see a broader response,” Van Hollen said. β€œWe (Democrats) can walk and chew gum at the same time. Trump’s poisonous comments in the last week have really put immigrants and other communities in danger.”

#immigration

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

09.12.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Last Class with Robert Reich: Live Watchalong YouTube video by Inequality Media Civic Action

Watch @rbreich.bsky.social Last Class!

www.youtube.com/live/LuHZz17...

#RobertReich #economy #democracy #justice #prosperity

09.12.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a Roman Catholic, I am proud to share my religious and cultural heritage that informs my work as an ESL/Citizenship teacher. I also want to honor my Catholic brothers and sisters working tirelessly for justice on behalf on the immigrant community.

#catholic #AllAreWelcome #religiousfreedom

08.12.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception located in Washington, D.C., honors Mary, the mother of Jesus, as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the Patroness of the United States and celebrates the diversity of the American Catholicism.

#ImmaculateConception #Mary

08.12.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.

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I encourage educators to develop resources that extends welcome to targeted communities. They will be here long after these policies fade away.

06.12.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

During the first Muslim Ban, I wrote a series of practice interviews for our students to continue their naturalization process.

Citizenship Interview Quiz for Nimco Ahmed pdf
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Bill of Rights Day Conversations

Get ready for Bill of Rights Day on Dec 15!Β Use these dialogues to extend EL Civics instruction, learn about the Bill of Rights (and the UDHR), and introduce KYR resources.

www.uscitizenpod.com/2025/12/bill...

#citizenship #naturalization #billofrights #KYR #rights #literacy #adulteducation

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