According to USCIS data from April , more than 7, foreign-born servicemembers have become citizens while serving overseas. Their military naturalization ceremonies were performed in countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo.
Between and , more than 44, non-citizens enlisted in the U. Armed Forces. The top two countries of origin for foreign-born military personnel in the U.
As of , over , foreign-born veterans resided in the United States. Additionally, statistics show that the difference between non-citizens and citizens who serve then leave are nearly 10 percentage points, with citizens being more likely to leave the service.
The military benefits greatly from the service of its foreign-born members. Non-citizen recruits offer greater racial, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity than citizen recruits. This diversity is particularly valuable given the military's increasingly global agenda. Citizenship and Immigration Service. Marine Corps Recruiting Command Order Accessed Mar. Government Accountability Office. Migration Policy Institute.
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Figure 1. Total Number of Veterans of U. Mexico and the Philippines were the top two countries of birth for the , immigrant veterans in , representing 17 percent each, with 92, and 91, veterans respectively. Other top origin countries were Germany 24, , Colombia 20, , and the United Kingdom 19, See Figure 2. Figure 2. Armed Forces, The vast majority of immigrant veterans as of were naturalized citizens: 83 percent or , During times of peace, noncitizen members of the armed forces may obtain citizenship after one year of military service.
Section of the Immigration and Nationality Act authorizes the president to issue executive orders specifying periods of conflict during which foreign-born members of the U.
In a July executive order, President George W. Bush designated September 11, as the start date of a period of hostilities, and noncitizen military personnel serving on or after that date became eligible for citizenship immediately after enlistment. Furthermore, revisions to U. Nearly 7, immigrants became U. Click here for an interactive data tool showing the annual number of naturalizations civilian and military in the United States, from FY Additionally, a program launched in called Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest MAVNI allowed eligible noncitizens including refugees, asylees, and certain nonimmigrant visa holders maintaining their legal status for two years or more with in-demand skills, particularly in health care and critical languages, to join the military in exchange for expedited U.
Approximately 10, noncitizens have been recruited through this program since its establishment. However, in , the Obama administration ordered enhanced background screening of MAVNI recruits because of perceived national-security concerns, delaying enlistments under the program. Under the Trump administration, additional background checks were introduced in The combined actions have effectively frozen the program. The new requirements do not allow MAVNI recruits to start their basic military training until their background checks are complete, which takes more than a year.
Recent estimates suggest that about 1, MAVNI recruits are awaiting clearance to begin their basic training. The racial and ethnic composition of foreign-born veterans is much more diverse than that of U. In contrast, approximately 79 percent of U. Figure 3. Race and Ethnicity of U. Military Veterans, by Nativity, Among U.
English Proficiency and Language Diversity. Compared to the overall U. According to the ACS , the most recent data with information on both English proficiency and veteran status, 20 percent of immigrant veterans were LEP, versus 49 percent of the total foreign-born population.
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