Genealogy Q&A: Immigration and Naturalization

Bain News Service, P. Immigrants from “Prinzess Irene”. , . [No Date Recorded on Caption Card] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress. A: Twenty-five percent of immigrants did not get naturalized, or even apply for “first papers” (also called a a declaration of intention, the first step in the naturalization process). Females and children were automatically naturalized under their…

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Source: Family Tree Magazine.com