US President donald trump issued an executive order to terminate birth-right citizenship as one of his first actions after taking the oath of office for the second time. Although a federal court has temporarily blocked the action, it is the first step in Trump's pet initiative to restrict immigration to the US.
Over 54 lakh indians, or roughly 1.47 percent of the total population, reside in the US, according to the most recent census. Of them, 34% were born in the united states, and 2/3 are immigrants. Children of indian citizens in the US on short-term work or tourism visas will no longer automatically become citizens if Trump's proposal is put into effect.
In the US, indians are well-represented in the workforce, politics, and even the government. indian nationals have senior roles in several large corporations. However, how did indians start obtaining US citizenship?
The procedure of becoming a citizen of the united states was never simple. Bhikaji Balsara was the first indian to get U.S. citizenship at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Who is Bhikaji Balsara?
To do this, Bhikaji Balsara, a textile merchant from bombay (now Mumbai), had to endure a protracted judicial struggle. Under the Naturalization Act of 1790, only free white persons were eligible to become citizens of the united states in the early 1900s. One had to demonstrate their whiteness and freedom in order to obtain US citizenship.
A Legal Battle in 1906
In 1906, Balsara challenged the Naturalization Act of 1790 for the first time in the New York Circuit Court. He maintained that all Aryans, including Indo-Europeans and Caucasians, were white. Other indians who wanted to become naturalized citizens of the united states later made this reasoning.
According to the court, awarding him citizenship on the basis of this reasoning would allow Afghans, Arabs, and Hindus to apply for naturalization as well. His application was denied by the court, but he was permitted to appeal to the high court for citizenship.
Balsara, a Parsi, belonged to the Persian sect, which was seen as a free white group. In 1910, Judge Emile Henry Lacombe of the South district of New York gave him U.S. citizenship. It was anticipated that the attorney would contest the ruling and get an official legal interpretation. In 1910, the Circuit court of Appeals heard the matter and ruled that Parsis were considered white. After this decision, AK Majumdar was given US citizenship by another federal court.
The Immigration Act of 1917
This ruling in favor of Balsara went against US Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte's 1907 declaration that british indian indians could not be regarded as white under any law. indian immigration to the united states decreased following the Immigration Act of 1917. The punjabi community in California's Imperial Valley assisted in the integration of punjabi immigrants who nonetheless continued to enter the US over the Mexican border.
Over 54 lakh indians, or roughly 1.47 percent of the total population, reside in the US, according to the most recent census. Of them, 34% were born in the united states, and 2/3 are immigrants. Children of indian citizens in the US on short-term work or tourism visas will no longer automatically become citizens if Trump's proposal is put into effect.
In the US, indians are well-represented in the workforce, politics, and even the government. indian nationals have senior roles in several large corporations. However, how did indians start obtaining US citizenship?
The procedure of becoming a citizen of the united states was never simple. Bhikaji Balsara was the first indian to get U.S. citizenship at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Who is Bhikaji Balsara?
To do this, Bhikaji Balsara, a textile merchant from bombay (now Mumbai), had to endure a protracted judicial struggle. Under the Naturalization Act of 1790, only free white persons were eligible to become citizens of the united states in the early 1900s. One had to demonstrate their whiteness and freedom in order to obtain US citizenship.
A Legal Battle in 1906
In 1906, Balsara challenged the Naturalization Act of 1790 for the first time in the New York Circuit Court. He maintained that all Aryans, including Indo-Europeans and Caucasians, were white. Other indians who wanted to become naturalized citizens of the united states later made this reasoning.
According to the court, awarding him citizenship on the basis of this reasoning would allow Afghans, Arabs, and Hindus to apply for naturalization as well. His application was denied by the court, but he was permitted to appeal to the high court for citizenship.
Balsara, a Parsi, belonged to the Persian sect, which was seen as a free white group. In 1910, Judge Emile Henry Lacombe of the South district of New York gave him U.S. citizenship. It was anticipated that the attorney would contest the ruling and get an official legal interpretation. In 1910, the Circuit court of Appeals heard the matter and ruled that Parsis were considered white. After this decision, AK Majumdar was given US citizenship by another federal court.
The Immigration Act of 1917
This ruling in favor of Balsara went against US Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte's 1907 declaration that british indian indians could not be regarded as white under any law. indian immigration to the united states decreased following the Immigration Act of 1917. The punjabi community in California's Imperial Valley assisted in the integration of punjabi immigrants who nonetheless continued to enter the US over the Mexican border.
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