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  IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP  
  Rights and Responsibilities  
 
With its tradition of welcoming new arrivals from all over the world, the United States is a country that values the contributions of immigrants. Immigrants, in turn, take on new rights and responsibilities upon becoming permanent residents of the United States.

The information below will help you learn about your new rights and responsibilities as a permanent resident.

  Arrow “Now That You Are a Permanent Resident” section of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website.

Arrow Publication to help immigrants settle into everyday life in the United States. Contains a section on the rights and responsibilities of permanent residents. Available in 14 languages.

Arrow Comprehensive handbook on U.S. civic history and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. (Click here to download Adobe Reader)

Arrow Information on the U.S. census. The census is a count of everyone living in the United States every 10 years and is mandated by the U.S. Constitution.

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