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Code · U.S. Code · Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY · CHAPTER 12— IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY · SUBCHAPTER III— NATIONALITY AND NATURALIZATION · § 1422

§ 1422. Eligibility for naturalization

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The right of a person to become a naturalized citizen of the United States shall not be denied or abridged because of race or sex or because such person is married.
(June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch. 2, § 311, 66 Stat. 239; Pub. L. 100–525, § 9(t), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2621.)
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  • June 27, 1952, ch. 477
  • 66 Stat. 239
  • Pub. L. 100–525, § 9(t)
  • 102 Stat. 2621
  • Pub. L. 100–525
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ActJune 27, 1952, ch. 477
Stat.66 Stat. 239
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–525, § 9(t)
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