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Local news Thursday, December 1, 2005

In brief: Citizenship test will be standardized in 2008

Times staff reports
Thursday, December 1, 2005

The citizenship test given to immigrants who want to become U.S. citizens will be revamped in 2008, Citizenship and Immigration Services officials said.

"We're trying to make the test more uniform, not more complicated," said Maria Elena Garcia- Upson, agency spokeswoman in Dallas. Now, the test consists of a list of 100 questions about U.S. history and government, from which immigration inspectors can choose.

Louie Gilot