September 2003 ©Citizenship News, Amherst MA

Oath overhaul Stalled

In September, Immigration proposed changing the wording of the Oath of Allegiance--putting it into language more accessible to ordinary English speakers. However, objections from conservative groups have stalled the process, and the wording is undergoing another re-write.

Text of the current Oath, and the proposed (but so far not implemented) new Oath

News from VisaLaw of plans to change the Oath

Conservative objections from the National Review and from the Heritage Foundation

Other, more objective news coverage of the change: The Washington Times and Charleston Post and Courier

 

Copyright: ©Lynne Weintraub
Last update: February 2003