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Dubois, later in his life, would join the Communist party and renounce his American citizenship. His 'integration at all costs' message would, decades later, continue to influence the community's self-perception.

~Burgess Owens

Topics: American Citizenship Communist Communist Party Community Continue Costs Decades His Influence Integration Join Later Life Message Party Renounce Would

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The desire from those abroad to join our ranks is overwhelming. Tens of millions have applied for the limited amount of diversity visas available every year, illustrating the demand and need to maintain this vital path to American citizenship.

~Cedric Richmond

Topics: Abroad American Amount Applied Available Citizenship Demand Desire Diversity Every Join Limited Maintain Millions Need Our Overwhelming Path Ranks Tens Tens Of Millions Those Vital Year

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I'm interested in people who find themselves in places, either of their choosing or not, and who are forced to decide how best to live there. That feeling of both citizenship and exile, of always being an expatriate - with all the attendant problems and complications and delight.

~Chang-Rae Lee

Topics: Always Attendant Being Best Both Choosing Citizenship Complications Decide Delight Either Exile Feeling Find Forced How Interested Live People Places Problems Themselves Who

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Foreigners may be admitted to citizenship by naturalization, either collectively or individually. Collective naturalization may occur when a foreign territory and its inhabitants are transferred to the United States.

~Charles A. Beard

Topics: Admitted Citizenship Collective Collectively Either Foreign Foreigners Individually Inhabitants May Occur States Territory Transferred United United States

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Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.

~Charles B. Rangel

Topics: Basic Been Citizenship Country Equal Equal Protection Full Government Participation Protection Right Society

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I believe that when the public lacks even the most fundamental access to what its governments and militaries are doing in their names, then they cease to be involved in the act of citizenship.

~Chelsea Manning

Topics: Access Act Believe Cease Citizenship Doing Even Fundamental Governments Involved Lacks Most Names Public Then I Believe I Believe That

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I strongly support not just citizenship classes but also teaching children how the law works and the many ways it affects their lives.

~Cherie Blair

Topics: Affects Also Children Citizenship Classes How Just Law Lives Many Strongly Support Teaching Ways Works

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Remember the Dreamers whose patriotism was praised when the Democratic House passed, and the Senate filibustered - the DREAM Act in 2010? Washington promised a path to citizenship, not just a roadblock to deportation.

~Christine Pelosi

Topics: Act Citizenship Democratic Deportation Dream Dreamers House Just Passed Path Patriotism Praised Promised Remember Roadblock Senate Washington Whose

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A thing that really troubles me about a more polarized society is that you stop having a sense of society and citizenship.

~Chrystia Freeland

Topics: About Citizenship Having Me More Polarized Really Sense Society Stop Thing Troubles You

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As African-Americans, that's what's being played fast and loose with, our citizenship. When you have the Trayvon Martins and the Michael Browns being shot and killed, it's because, on a certain level, there is a kind of mutability in the understanding of citizenship around the black body.

~Claudia Rankine

Topics: Around Because Being Black Body Certain Certain Level Citizenship Fast Kind Level Loose Michael Our Played Shot Understanding You

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