Local naturalized citizen weighs in on Trump administration changing civics test questions
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday it will be revising the questions on the naturalization test after 10 years since its last update.
The agency is focusing on changes to the civics component of the test, though there could also be updates to the English section, according to a USCIS official.
Teona Shainidze Krebs, who is a naturalized citizen from Georgia, said she doesn’t think the questions need to be updated.
“If you learn all the answers to those hundred questions, it gives you a very solid understanding of this country,” Krebs said.
Acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli said the changes won’t be drastic and are not part of an effort to restrict success rates.
“Isn’t everybody always paranoid that this is used for ulterior purposes?” Cuccinelli told The Washington Post. “Of couse they’re going to be disappointed when it just looks like another version of a civics exam.”
The test for citizenship can be divided in two parts. The English portion tests people’s ability to speak, read and writing in English. The civics test contains 100 multiple-choice questions on U.S. government, rights, holidays, and symbols.
