ThebenefitsofimmigratingtotheUnitedStates,whetheryoubelieveitornot,isaninterestingphenomenonintheUnitedStatesandnaturalization,whichisthatthenumberofpeopleapplyingforcitizenshiphassoaredintheeraofimmigrationregulation.LastyearwasthemostintenseyearforbordersecurityandillegalimmigrationintheUnitedStates,andthenumberofamericansapplyingforcitizenshiplastyearwasthehighestsince1999.Asimilarsituationoccurredadecadeago.Dan,aspokesmanfortheU.S.citizenshipandimmigrationservices(USCIS).'everytimethere'sanimmigrationdebate,there'salwaysasurgeinnaturalizationapplications,'saysDanKane.Someexpertsbelievethatrisingimmigration,naturalizationandotherservicecostsinrecentyearsmayhavepushedimmigrantstoapplyfornaturalizationpriortotheincrease.Inaddition,foreignerswillbekeentojoinuscitizenshipand,ofcourse,thetoptenbenefitsofnaturalization.
Top10benefitsofjoininguscitizenship:
1.ThecitizenshipoftheUnitedStatescanbeappliedtomanyrelativesaspermanentresidentsintheUnitedStatesaccordingtotheimmigrationlaw.Thereisnolimitonthenumberofpeopleandthetimeforwaitingforthegreencardismuchshorter.Alongwithaunique,thatis,ifyouareacitizenoftheUnitedStates,youcaninyourimmediatefamily(includingspouse,parentsandunmarriedminorchild(children)intheUnitedStatesduringthevisit(s)toapplyforimmigrantstohim,andhe(they)don'thavetoleavethecountrytodoprocedure,aslongaswithimmigrationgivereceiptcanlegallytostayinAmericanwaitingforthefinalapprovalofimmigration,andnotoflittlechance,it'sjustamatterofwaitingforthelengthoftime.
2.Manycountrieshavevisa-freeaccesstoAmericancitizens.ItismoreconvenientforAmericancitizenstoentercustomsthanthosewhodonotautomaticallyenterthecustoms.
Mostpeopledon'twanttocommitacrime,butmaybeinthewrongtime,inthewrongplace,wearevictimsofsomekindofsituation,butasAmericancitizens,wewillnotbeexpelledfromthecountry.Americancitizensdonothavetoworryaboutlosingagreencardorstayingabroadforalongtime.
4.RetiredU.S.citizenscanenjoyallsocialsecuritybenefits,andgreencardholderscanonlyenjoyhalfthebenefits.
5.U.S.citizenshavetherighttoelectfederal,stateandlocalgovernmentofficials.Somecountries,includingIreland,theUnitedKingdomandCanada,recognizedualcitizenship,allowingamericanstoretaintheiroriginalnationalityandpassport.U.S.greencardholdersarenotelectedandelectedbeforetheyenterthecountry.
6.Americancitizenscanhavemorepublicbenefits,includingadditionalSecurityIncome(SSI)andfoodstamps,aswellascertainscholarshipsandfinancialaid.
Americancitizenscanhavemorejobsandjobs.Onlycitizenscanbeelectedtoelectedmunicipal,stateandfederalgovernmentposts.Manyfederal,stateandmunicipaljobsrecruitonlyU.S.citizens.
Anadoptedorbiologicalchildundertheageof18canautomaticallybecomeanAmericancitizen.IfachildisbornoutsidetheUnitedStatesandisunmarriedandundertheageof18,thechildmaybenaturalizedwhenhisorherparentsarenaturalized.
Americancitizenshavemorefinancialandtaxincentives,areofteneasiertogetloansandgetbetterlendingratesbecauselendersthinktheyarelesslikelytorunfordebt.
WhenyoubecomeanAmericancitizen,youdon'thavetoworryaboutagreencardevery10years.
GoingabroadforStudies
TheotherdayIannouncedthatIwouldgoabroadforfurtherstudiesrightaftermycollegeeducation.Mydecisionevokedtheimmediateobjectionofmyfamily：Why?WhyshouldIborrowahugesumofmoneyforoverseasstudieswhileImightreceivethesameeducationathomeatrelativelylowcost?Myansweris：inadditiontoknowledge，Icangainexperiencethatthosewhostayathomewillneverhave.
First，experienceistheopportunityforthereal-lifeuseofforeignlanguages.Whileapersoncanstudyaforeignlanguageathome，theeffectcanneverbecomparedwithconstantuseofthelanguageinacademicandeverydaylife.Thereisnobetteropportunitytoimprovesecond-languageskillsthanlivinginthecountryinwhichitisspoken.LivinginEnglish-speakingcountriessuchasAmericaandAustraliaforseveralyears，forexample，myEnglishwillbeasperfectasnativespeakers.
Second，livingandstudyingabroadoffersmeadifferentperspectiveoftheworld.Onauniversitycampus，foreignstudentsarelikelytoencountertheircounterpartsfromdifferentcountriesandareasandareexposedtodifferentideasandvalues.Thishelpsmetohaveameaningfulunderstandingofdifferentsocietiesandinevitablyseesmyowncountryinanewlight.
Third，overseasexperience，frustratingandpainfulasitmaybe，ishelpful.Apersongoingabroadforstudyoftenexperiencesmuchmoredifficulty——difficultyinadaptingtoanewcultureandindealingwithallproblemsalone.Yet，thedifficulty，coupledwiththefrustrationbroughtonbycultureshock，isarewardingexperienceforone'sfuturelifeanddevelopmentofpersonality.
Althoughgoingabroadisexpensiveandperhapspainful，thepayoffisworthwhile.Forthebenefitisnotmerelyknowledgegained，buttheexperiencedesirableinone'spersonallife.
Nowadays,manypeopleliketostudyabroad.Studyingabroadisoftenconsideredasagreatopportunitywhichwillleadtobrightfutureinone'srideofpassage.Notonlycanwelearndifferentculturesandknowledgefromforeigncountries,studyingabroadcanalsoenrichourlives.
Onecoinhastwosides.Likewise,differentpeoplehavedifferentminds.Conservativeandnegativeconcernsaboutstudyingabroadhavebeengraduallyemergingfromoursociety.Peoplestarttowonderwhatgoeswrongwithstudyingabroad.Thereareacoupleofissuesworthofourdiscussions.
Disadvantagesofstudyingabroadmayaffectone'slifeculturallyandeconomically.WeChinesewillexperienceculturalshocksifwestudyabroadandliveinanothercountry.Somepeersmaynotbeabletoadapttoanewenvironmentoftheirstudyingandliving,whichmaybeverydifferentfromthatoftheirs.Lifeisbeautiful,anditishard.Ifonedoesnotfeelcomfortablewiththenewcultureofanothercountry,hewillnotbehappyaboutstudyinginthatcountry.
Inaddition,studyingabroadcancoststudentsagreatdealoflivingexpenses.SomeChinesestudentsaresoacademicallysuccessfulthattheyreceivescholarshipsintheirstudies.However,mostpeerswhostudyabroaddonotreceivescholarships.Furthermore,theyhavetodealwithmanyunexpectedhardshipsbylivingawayfromtheirparentsandhomeland.Forexample,medicalinsurance,dailyfoods,clothes,rentsandtransportationcangeneratealargeamountoflivingexpenses.Oftentime,theyneedtoheavilydependontheirparents'overseasmonthlypayments.
现在，许多人喜欢出国留学。出国留学经常被认为是一个很好的机会，它能使人在旅途中获得光明的未来。我们不仅可以从国外学习不同的文化和知识，出国留学也可以丰富我们的生活。
一枚硬币有两面。同样，不同的人有不同的想法。对出国留学的保守和消极的关注已经逐渐从我们的社会中显现出来。人们开始怀疑出国留学出了什么问题。有几个问题值得我们讨论。
出国留学的`不利因素可能影响文化和经济生活。我们中国人如果出国留学，在国外生活，就会经历文化冲击。有些同龄人可能无法适应新的学习和生活环境，这可能与他们的学习环境大不相同。生活是美好的，是艰难的。如果一个人对另一个国家的新文化感到不舒服，他在那个国家学习不会感到高兴。
此外，出国留学可能会给学生造成许多生活费。一些中国学生在学业上很成功，因此在学习中获得奖学金。然而，大多数出国留学的同行都没有获得奖学金。此外，他们不得不远离父母和祖国，应付许多意想不到的困难。例如，医疗保险、日常饮食、衣服、租金和交通运输可以产生大量的生活费用。通常，他们需要在很大程度上依赖父母的海外月供。
ThisThursdayisThanksgivingDay.ThewriterO’HenrycalledittheonedaythatispurelyAmerican.Thanksgivingisnotareligiousholiday.Butithasritualmeaning.SomeAmericansattendreligiousservicesonthedaybeforeThanksgivingoronThanksgivingmorning.Otherstravellongdistancestobewiththeirfamilies.Theyhavealargedinnerwhichisthemainpartofthecelebration.FormanyAmericans,Thanksgivingistheonlytimewhenallmembersofthefamilygather.Theholidayisatimeoffamilyreunion.Thanksgivingweekisgenerallyoneofthebusiesttraveltimesoftheyear.
However,expertssaythisyearprobablywillbedifferent.OnSeptember11th,thousandsofpeoplediedwhenterroristshijackedairplanesthatstruckbuildingsinWashingtonD.C.andNewYorkCity.Manypeoplenowsaytheyareworriedaboutflyingonaplane.Travelexpertssayalmost6percentfewerpeoplewillmakelongtripsthisThanksgivingcomparedwithlastyear.
ManyAmericanswhousuallyvisitfamilyandfriendsbyplanearedrivingshorterdistancesinsteadthisweek.Somementalhealthexpertssaytheattackshavefrightenedpeople.Theysaypeoplefeelsaferandhappierclosetohome.Morethananyotherholiday,Thanksgivingisacelebrationoffamilyandhome.Manypeoplesaythatthisyeartheyareespeciallythankfulfortheirfamiliesandfriendsandthegoodthingsintheirlives.
OnThanksgiving,peopleenjoyalongdayofcooking,eatingandtalking.Thetraditionalmealalmostalwaysincludestheturkeywithabreadmixturecookedinside.OthertraditionalThanksgivingfoodservedwithturkeyaresweetpotatoes,cranberriesandpumpkinpie.StoresaresaidtosellmorefoodatThanksgivingthanatanyothertimeoftheyear,andmanypeopleeatmorefoodatThanksgivingthanatanyothertimeoftheyear.Overtheyears,AmericanshaveaddednewtraditionstotheirThanksgivingcelebration.Forexample,anumberoffprofessionalanduniversityfootballgamesareplayedonThanksgivingDay.Someofthegamesarebroadcastonnationaltelevision.
TheUSAisthethirdmostpopulardestinationintheworld,withover45millionpeopletravellingtothecountryeveryyear.They’vegotgoodreason,too–fewotherplacesoffersuchawidevarietyofactivities,geographicaldiversityandrich,ifbrief,history.
America’smajorcitiesbuzzwithenergyandexcitement,fromcosmopolitanNewYorkCity,historicBoston,glamorousLosAngelesandgrittyChicagotoextrovertLasVegasandsultryNewOrleans.
Ventureoutoftheurbancentresandyou’llfindbackwatergemsfullofsmall-towncharm,tuckedbetweenmilesandmilesofopenhighwayandspectacularscenery.
Thelandscapechangeswithdizzyingspeed,fromthevastdesertsofNevadatosoarings-toppedmountains,lushforestsandwhite-sandbeaches.
Americaisoneoftheeasiestplacestotravel,whateveryourplans.Withfantastictransportservicesandamultitudeofresourcesfortourists,visitorsareneverfarawayfromhighqualityandreasonablypricedaccommodation,orsomewheredecenttogrababite.