The Trump administration plans to tighten both the citizenship test and the visa system for skilled foreign workers, while also moving to close loopholes in a separate program that critics say has allowed dangerous criminals to gain legal status.
Joseph Edlow, the new director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), said in a July 25 interview with The New York Times that the current naturalization test is too easy and does not reflect the intent of the law.
“The test, as it’s laid out right now, it’s not very difficult,” Edlow said. “It’s very easy to kind of memorize the answers. I don’t think we’re really comporting with the spirit of the law.”…