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Green card is for people who want to immigrate into US; US isn't interested in granting citizenship to people living elsewhere (never was), the stated goal is t
by vsl 10y ago
Green card is for people who want to immigrate into US; US isn't interested in granting citizenship to people living elsewhere (never was), the stated goal is to diversify US population. Given that, such a requirement makes sense - and is very common in immigration procedures around the world.
- slededit 10y agoThe rules to naturalize are separate and more stringent than the rules to maintain the green card. Talking about granting citizenship is a separate issue.