Researchers report that refugees who arrived in the United States between 2000 and 2010 became naturalized citizens at substantially higher rates than other lawful permanent residents arriving during the same period, with female refugees more likely to naturalize than male refugees and the probability of naturalization increasing with education level and length of US residency; naturalization probability also varied substantially with country of origin and initial resettlement location.
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Article #18-02711: "Determinants of refugee naturalization in the United States," by Nadwa Mossaad, Jeremy Ferwerda, Duncan Lawrence, Jeremy M. Weinstein, and Jens Hainmueller.
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