03-30-2007, 05:58 AM
<b>Rate of Indians becoming US citizens rises</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Statistics are showing that 133,000 Indians were in the soon to be naturalised category in 2005 of a total eligibility pool of 248,000, said the study released by the Pew Hispanic Center on Wednesday.
"We've seen dramatic changes in countries across the board," said Jeffrey Passel, the Pew Hispanic Center's senior research associate
.....
The study has shown that among the immigrants who are eligible to become citizens by 2005, 77 per cent from the Middle East had already done so, Asia (South and East Asia) coming away in the second place with 71 per cent followed by 69 per cent for Europe and Canada and 46 per cent for Latin America. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
"We've seen dramatic changes in countries across the board," said Jeffrey Passel, the Pew Hispanic Center's senior research associate
.....
The study has shown that among the immigrants who are eligible to become citizens by 2005, 77 per cent from the Middle East had already done so, Asia (South and East Asia) coming away in the second place with 71 per cent followed by 69 per cent for Europe and Canada and 46 per cent for Latin America. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->