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Citizenship Wait Times Have Doubled in the Last Two Years

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Hundreds of thousands of immigrants trying to naturalize are poised to become voters in the 2020 election.

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Aspiring Americans are having to wait almost twice as long to become citizens as they did two years ago. The average wait time is about 10 months, and can be as long as 31 months in places with large backlogs.

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