Political Incoporation Among Immigrants fiom Ten Areas of Origin: The Persistence qf Source- Country

Using four years of data from the Current Population Survey, this study examines the effect of country of origin on two types of political incor-poration among immigrants- citizenship and voting- in the contem-United States. Results show that country of origin is a statistically redictor of citizenship acquisition for nine of ten immigrant ~ E $ ~ ~ ~ ~ f o r voter turnout for five of ten groups, net of income, education, length of residence in the United States, and other demo-graphic characteristics. The findings also su gest that country of origin matters as much for how it interacts with ot f er key characteristics, such as education and income, as for the independent influence it exerts on these two political processes. For immigrants from most countries under examination, lower levels of education and income discourage citizen-ship ac uisition. An exception is found among Britons, for whom lower levels o 7 income encourages naturalizing. In the voting process, higher aroups * levels of education encourage voter turnout for most immigrant Though country of origin has a greater effect on naturalizing t an o