USA Approving Citizenship at Faster Rate to Increase Voters
However, the naturalization process in the U.S. is complex and typically takes several years, including legal residency requirements, background checks, and passing citizenship tests. It's not a mechanism that can be easily manipulated for electoral purposes. Nonetheless, during periods leading up to elections, there is sometimes an uptick in efforts to streamline citizenship processing to ensure that eligible residents can vote, which sparks political controversy.
While some see this as a natural evolution of a diverse society, others raise concerns about the potential political motivations behind expanding the electorate through naturalization. In reality, increasing voter participation is a multidata-faceted issue that involves not only citizenship approvals but also voter education, registration initiatives, and reducing voter suppression efforts across various demographics.