U.S. Rates of Naturalization

According to the PEW Research Center, the number of immigrants becoming United States naturalized citizens has increased between 2005 and 2015. The top two countries of origin in which naturalization rates are the highest at a 12 percentage point increase are Ecuador and India, followed by Peru, Haiti, both at 9 percent, and Vietnam at 7 percentage points. The article goes on to say that immigrants from countries nearest to the U.S., like Canada and Mexico, are less likely to pursue citizenship because they "are more likely to maintain strong ties to their countries of origin, increasing the likelihood that they move back to their home country" (PEW). Also, obtaining citizenship is an expensive, lengthy process and those two facts alone are major barriers to eligible persons wanting to apply for citizenship.

PEW Chart: Naturalization rates up among most immigrant groups in the U.S. since 2005

  http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/18/naturalization-rate-among-u-s-immigrants-up-since-2005-with-india-among-the-biggest-gainers/