by Jennie Taer
The Republican Party is starting a program to train immigrants on the U.S. citizenship and naturalization exam, according to a Republican National Committee (RNC) Thursday press release.
The Republican Civics Initiative will prepare “future voters” who are green card holders hoping to become citizens through basic U.S. civics and history topics included on the naturalization exam, the press release stated. RNC staff will be trained by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) certified RNC Strategic Initiatives, according to the press release.
The RNC has been appealing to Hispanic voters ahead of the midterm elections in November. Hispanic voters are leaning increasingly toward the Republican Party, according to recent polling.
Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, told the Daily Caller News Foundation the naturalization process shouldn’t be partisan and shouldn’t clearly involve a political party.
“It’s very important that the naturalization process be nonpartisan and devoid of political influence peddling,” Vaughan told the DCNF. “It is important that both the funding of these efforts and the participation acknowledged that new citizens not be able to tell what political party the person is teaching them about America and about our government.”
The GOP is kicking off a new outreach initiative – the Republican Civics Initiative!
This program is designed to help those preparing for the civics portion of the naturalization test.
The first training course launches today in Florida!
— GOP (@GOP) July 14, 2022
The 10-hour course will take four sessions to complete, ending with a “celebration,” according to the RNC’s press release.
A representative from the Republican National Committee didn’t respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment on the purpose of the initiative. USCIS also didn’t respond to the DCNF’s requests for comment.
– – –
Jennie Taer is a reporter at Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Immigrants” by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
