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089111 1 (1975-02-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvdd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL. ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 / orNERAL COVRMENT FEB 2 8 1975 DIVISION Mr. Leonard F. Chapman, Jr. Commissioner, Iramigration and Naturalization Service Luoe911 Department of Justice Dear Mr. Chapman: Ve have reviewed the Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) progrnm for naturalizing permanent recident aiens. Our review identified several areas in the IES citizenship education program and in the procedures for processing naturalization applications, where improvements are needed. We performed our review at the 11G central office in Washington, D.C. and at INS district offices in New York and San Francisco. Our review included 4n examination of the INS program for promoting citizenship education and INS procedures for determining an lien's qualifications for citizeaship. TMPROVTMET NED101)D IN' 1140 CITIZED:BiPi EDATION P200 RtJU INS does little monitoring and promoting of citizenship education programs as authorized by Section 332(b) of the Inmnigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended. A more active role by INS in the education area cou3d have a positive effect in influencing more of the over i.1 mini ion resident aliens in the United States to apply for citizenship. Federal regulations (8 C.F.R. 332b) require INS to cooperate vith appropriate authorities or organivzations in estalish5ng citizenship classes, and vherever rpractieal , to visit such clssen. The regulations a) so state that INS should mae avail the nameifs and ieiiress': s of new aliens to ccn1l publie schools for the purpose of intvestIn; oppicants in attendina;; ci ases and to providea the::1 vith frec text'ooks. b' found that neithr the New York nor the San fr.' tauro dint rieat otficeS are i1eeting all of the rturements; Uif vi a.. l.a ¶ S : c i; are not beai iinade and many al1Mn are not be in; contaCted repardin:, he' availability of citizenship clases. l l MM l C09 L

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