Trump Plans Harder Test for US Citizenship

Tuesday, September 09, 2025

The Trump administration is planning to make the test to become a U.S. citizen more difficult, possibly with an essay requirement that would help give officials wide discretion on which immigrants are approved.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 12:30 PM | 32 COMMENTS | permalink

The Trump administration plans to make the citizenship test harder. The changes are part of the efforts to combat what the administration alleges is widespread fraud in the immigration system.

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-- Politico (@politico.com) Sep 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-09-08 02:29 PM

So. By "planning harder test" you mean Trumpy looked real hard at the idea and said mean hateful things then told the covfeffe boy to handle it and then he ate 20 "hamberders".

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-09 12:45 PM

This is like when during the Jim Crow era, across the south they made African-Americans pass a written test before they were allowed to register to vote, and then on election day, they collected a 'poll tax'. Note that these were applied on per person basis, meaning that the local authorities could exempt anyone they wished.

It will be interesting to see if the test will be geared to White South Africans...

OCU

#3 | Posted by OCUser at 2025-09-09 01:40 PM

I'm willing to bet that Trump could not pass the current one, much less a harder one.

#4 | Posted by MBlue at 2025-09-09 01:47 PM

I'm willing to bet that Trump could not pass the current one, much less a harder one.

The only Cankles can pass is gas.

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-09-09 02:06 PM

require prospective citizens to eat a bacon cheeseburger.

#6 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-09-09 02:25 PM

require prospective citizens to eat a bacon cheeseburger.

#7 | POSTED BY EASY_MEAT

You've already failed. Best take the $1000 and self deport while you can.

Real Americans know it's spelled "hamberder" now.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-09-09 02:30 PM

require prospective citizens to eat a bacon cheeseburger.
#7 | Posted by easy_meat

Just be honest and say "No Jews."

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-09-09 02:36 PM

www.uscis.gov

The pass rate is pretty high right now.

For any other purpose....professional licensing, etc......if the pass rate were that high, they would absolutely make the test harder.

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-09 02:38 PM

"I'm willing to bet that Trump could not pass the current one, much less a harder one."

it's possible.....

citizensandscholars.org

#10 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-09 02:39 PM

www.uscis.gov

The pass rate is pretty high right now.

For any other purpose....professional licensing, etc......if the pass rate were that high, they would absolutely make the test harder.

#10 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-09 02:38 PM | Reply | Flag:

When you fail a licensing exam, you're not deported. The stakes are higher. I've helped people study for this test. Most Republicans I know would fail it because they didn't bother to study and arrogantly assumed they'd crush it.

#11 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2025-09-09 02:51 PM

require prospective citizens to eat a bacon cheeseburger.
#7 | Posted by easy_meat

Just be honest and say "No Jews."

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-09-09 02:36 PM

Or no Muslims...

OCU

#12 | Posted by OCUser at 2025-09-09 02:59 PM

For any other purpose....professional licensing, etc......if the pass rate were that high, they would absolutely make the test harder.
#10 | Posted by eberly

^
You'll dream up a defense for anything Trump does, simply because you're a Republican.

The reason immigrants pass the test is they the well educated and financially successful enough to afford to come to America.

If you want to see people fail the citizenship test, give it to birthright citizenship Americans.

And why not strip those who fail of their citizenship while you're at it. In a year you'll be defending that too.

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-09-09 03:01 PM

-When you fail a licensing exam, you're not deported. The stakes are higher.

good point. probably why the pass rate is higher.

#14 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-09 03:05 PM

it's possible.....

"Only 24 percent could correctly identify one thing Benjamin Franklin was famous for, with 37 percent believing he invented the lightbulb."

LOL.

#15 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-09-09 03:15 PM

PEDO DONNIE can't pass the current test.

#16 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-09 06:12 PM

#17: m.media-amazon.com

#17 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-09-09 07:23 PM

#13 | Posted by OCUser

No lactose intolerant neither

#18 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-09-09 09:47 PM

"Only 24 percent could correctly identify one thing Benjamin Franklin was famous for, with 37 percent believing he invented the lightbulb."

LOL.

#16 | Posted by REDIAL

betting on ignorance in US? Color me shocked!
College Students FAIL
www.youtube.com

#19 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-09-09 10:01 PM

At 13 Baltimore City high schools, zero students tested proficient on 2023 state math exam.

Aug 5, 2025 " Eighty Illinois schools don't have a single student proficient in math, and 24 have no student proficient in reading

Despite funding surge, Baltimore City student test scores ...

#20 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-09-09 10:13 PM

The reason immigrants pass the test is they the well educated and financially successful enough to afford to come to America.
If you want to see people fail the citizenship test, give it to birthright citizenship Americans.
~ Snoofy

Well I wasn't able to afford coming here, but thanks to my University it was free for me, but basically True.

#21 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-09-09 10:36 PM

Despite funding surge, Baltimore City student test scores ...
#21 | POSTED BY EASY_MEAT

Obviously more money is needed.
~ DialAgain

#22 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-09-09 10:37 PM

MAGAt filth, how is Trump U doing these days?

#23 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-09-09 10:41 PM

"At 13 Baltimore City high schools, zero students tested proficient on 2023 state math exam."

Nice to know ICE has jobs waiting for them.

#24 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-09-09 11:03 PM

#25: Nice to know ICE has jobs waiting for them.

Meet the new ICE thugs: archive.ph

#25 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-09-10 12:04 AM

#23 | Posted by oneironaut

You're a fraud and a phony, you stupid ----.

#26 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-09-10 01:29 AM

Well damn, liberals have to get behind this. I mean, they cite European countries all the time for being the gold standard of everything, and their citizenship tests are already more demanding than the US. So, since the EU is doing it, that means America should be doing it.

I bet that hurts liberals a lot to have to be supportive of something Trump is doing. Ouch.

#27 | Posted by humtake at 2025-09-10 12:31 PM

Obviously more money is needed.
~ DialAgain

#23 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-09-09 10:37 PM | Reply | Flag

Yep, Canada has been selecting immigrants by looking at their financial statements for many years.

#28 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-09-10 02:06 PM

The pass rate is pretty high right now.

For any other purpose....professional licensing, etc......if the pass rate were that high, they would absolutely make the test harder.

#10 | Posted by eberly

Definitely the dumbest comment I seen here so far. Eb - this isn't a profession. Have you seen the study guide or the test? I have. If you can't pass it you don't deserve to be a citizen IMHO. I mean what do you want them to know that born and raised Americans would know?

#29 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-09-11 04:23 PM

require prospective citizens to eat a bacon cheeseburger.
#7 | Posted by easy_meat

Just be honest and say "No Jews."

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-09-09 02:36 PM

Or no Muslims...

OCU

#13 | Posted by OCUser

And don't forget Hindus, Vegetarians and Vegans. I would say meathead did a fine job of their bigotry.

#30 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-09-11 04:25 PM

At 13 Baltimore City high schools, zero students tested proficient on 2023 state math exam.

Aug 5, 2025 " Eighty Illinois schools don't have a single student proficient in math, and 24 have no student proficient in reading

Despite funding surge, Baltimore City student test scores ...

#21 | Posted by easy_meat

That's what AI is for. But seriously, I cannot find a single link to a site that contains factual information. Go figure.

#31 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-09-11 04:28 PM

"this isn't a profession. Have you seen the study guide or the test? I have. If you can't pass it you don't deserve to be a citizen IMHO"

It was just context. Not an argument to make the test harder. I get it's not apples to apples.

Are you saying the test is pretty easy?

Isn't that by itself an argument to make the test harder?

#32 | Posted by eberly at 2025-09-11 04:32 PM

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