Remember when excellence actually meant something? For decades, America has been lowering the bar across every institution that once made our nation exceptional. From participation trophies in youth sports to grade inflation in universities, we’ve embraced a culture where everyone’s a winner. (Spoiler alert: they’re not.)
This soft approach has infected government bureaucracy, corporate hiring practices, and even the sacred process of becoming an American citizen. Now, the Trump administration is taking a stand where it matters most: the standards for American citizenship.
From ‘Fox News’:
New Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow is wasting no time shaking up the path to American citizenship.
Just weeks into the job, he’s calling for a major overhaul of the U.S. naturalization test — blasting the current version as too soft and out of step with what Congress envisioned.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Edlow said the civics and English exam, which forms the backbone of the naturalization process, fails to reflect the knowledge and assimilation he believes should be required to become an American.
America First in Action
This isn’t just about making a test harder—it’s about ensuring that new Americans actually get what makes our nation exceptional. The current format? It’s a joke. Applicants just memorize answers without genuinely understanding American values, history, or civic responsibilities.
It’s like cramming for a test and forgetting everything five minutes later. Edlow wants comprehensive English evaluation throughout the entire interview process. Not just reading one sentence. Not just writing “cat sat on mat.” Real conversation. Real comprehension.
The citizenship test overhaul is part of something bigger. Way bigger. Take the H-1B visa program. Remember that one? It was supposed to bring the world’s best and brightest to help American innovation. Instead, it’s become a backdoor for corporations to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor.
Exposing and Open Secret
Want to hear something that’ll make your blood boil? Microsoft laid off 9,000 American workers while simultaneously applying for 4,700 H-1B visas. Yeah, you read that right. Nine thousand pink slips while begging for foreign workers.
Vice President JD Vance didn’t hold back his disgust at this corporate betrayal. He stated: “I don’t want companies to fire 9,000 American workers and then to go and say, ‘We can’t find workers here in America.’ That’s a bulls— story.” (Can I get an amen?)
This abuse of the system undercuts American graduates, especially in STEM fields. These kids graduate with massive debt, only to find themselves competing against foreign workers willing to accept peanuts for pay.
Key Takeaways
- Current citizenship test only requires 60% correct—wouldn’t pass in most high schools
- Microsoft fired 9,000 Americans while applying for 4,700 foreign worker visas
- USCIS director calls immigration backlogs a “national security threat”
- Trump administration raising standards for both citizenship and H-1B programs
