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The article reports the issues with program that promised fast track to citizenship for some recruits in the U.S. armed forces, with most of the cases with recruitment contract rescinded.

The article reports on the new requirements proposed by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for citizenship, including the standards for English-language proficiency.

The article reports on the planned initiative by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo which aims to cover citizenship application fee for immigrants in the state.

The article reports on the move of the government of Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen of Denmark, tightening rules on immigration for Danish citizenship as Europe struggles to deal with a refugee crisis.

The article reports on the announcement by French President François Hollande regarding his decision to withdraw a proposal that will allow the government to revoke French citizenship from dual nationals who were convicted of terrorism.

The article examines immigrant members of the U.S. armed forces who are seeking citizenship. In 2002, President George W. Bush promised to put such applications on a fast track for citizenship, but the bureaucratic delays created by the huge backlog of applications means that many service personnel wait months or even years before their applications are processed. At least one immigrant soldier has been killed in Iraq while awaiting action on citizenship.

This article discusses demonstrations supporting the legalization and citizenship of illegal aliens in the U.S. and their effects on the U.S.'s workforce. Thousands of workers were fired from their jobs for not showing up to work to attend these demonstrations. Companies are worried about maintaining their operations without these workers, but also want to appear sensitive to the politics of the situation. Some workers filed formal complaints after losing their jobs.

This article discusses the collapse of immigration legislation in the U.S. Senate. A disagreement between political parties on the nature of this legislation erupted, causing the enactment of any bills to be further stalled. This legislation is aimed at allowing illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens, as well as creating guest permits for temporary foreign laborers in the U.S. and tightening border security.

The article reports that the Israeli cabinet have approved a draft legislation that emphasizes Israel's Jewish character above its democratic nature and undermine the fragile relationship with the country's Arab minority to promote nationality law.

Reports the impact of the refusal of Switzerland to give citizenship to its immigrants as of May 20, 2000. Comment of the Council of Europe on its refusal; Overview of its law on naturalization.