Congressional report: Indians are the second largest citizens in US

Congressional report: India has now become the second largest citizens in the US. Know the details;
Congressional report: According to a recent report from the US Congress, a whopping 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens. It made India the second-largest country for new citizens in America, right after Mexico. Congressional report 2024
The report states that in 2022, there were approximately 46 million foreign-born people living in the United States. It is about 14 percent of the total population of 333 million. Out of these, around 24.5 million, or 53 percent, identified themselves as naturalized citizens. The report further reveals that in the fiscal year 2022, a total of 969,380 individuals became naturalized US citizens. The largest number of naturalizations was from Mexico, followed by India, the Philippines, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. Congressional report 2024 stats In 2022, the CRS shared that a large number of Mexican nationals, about 128,878, became American citizens. After them, Indians (65,960), the Philippines (53,413), Cuba (46,913), the Dominican Republic (34,525), Vietnam (33,246), and China (27,038) also became American citizens. In 2023, the CRS reported that there were a total of 2,831,330 foreign-born American nationals from India. It is the second-highest number after Mexico’s 10,638,429. China followed with 2,225,447 foreign-born American nationals. However, the CRS report mentioned that around 42 percent of India-born foreign nationals live in the US. These are currently unable to become US citizens. As of 2023, approximately 290,000 India-born foreign nationals held a Green Card or Legal Permanent Residency (LPR). They were potentially eligible for naturalization. In recent years, some people have been worried about the time it takes for USCIS to process naturalization applications. But don’t worry, things are getting better! Since the fiscal year 2020, the agency has reduced the number of applications waiting to be completed by more than half.
By the end of the fiscal year 2023, there were about 408,000 naturalization applications still pending.
This is a big improvement compared to the end of fiscal year 2022 when there were 550,000 pending applications. And it’s even better than the end of fiscal year 2021 when there were 840,000 pending applications. The highest number of pending applications was at the end of fiscal year 2020 with 943,000. In fiscal year 2023 there are a total of 823,702 lawful permanent residents (LPRs) applied for naturalization. But this number is still lower than the estimated 9 million LPRs. These were eligible to become citizens in 2023. The percentage of foreign-born individuals become naturalized citizens. It varies depending on where they come from. People from countries like Honduras, Guatemala, Venezuela, Mexico, El Salvador, and Brazil have the lowest percentages of naturalized citizens. On the other hand, people from countries like Vietnam, the Philippines, Russia, Jamaica, and Pakistan have the highest percentages of naturalized citizens.
INA rule of US To become eligible for naturalization, an applicant must meet certain requirements outlined in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). One of the main requirements is being a lawful permanent resident (LPR) for at least five years. The CRS also highlighted that in recent years, some people have been worried about delays in the processing of naturalization applications by USCIS.