The Road to Citizenship What Naturalization means by Sofya Aptekar PAPERBACK

The Road to CitizenshipWhat Naturalization Means for Immigrants and the United States\nAuthor(s): Sofya Aptekar\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813569536, 978-0813569536\nSynopsis\nBetween 2000 and 2011, eight million immigrants became American citizens. In naturalization ceremonies large and small these new Americans pledged an oath of allegiance to the United States, gaining the right to vote, serve on juries, and hold political office; access to certain jobs; and the legal rights of full citizens.\nInThe Road to Citizenship, Sofya Aptekar analyzes what the process of becoming a citizen means for these newly minted Americans and what it means for the United States as a whole. Examining the evolution of the discursive role of immigrants in American society from potential traitors to morally superior supercitizens, Aptekars in-depth research uncovers considerable contradictions with the way natura.