isten cies ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Federal ▁officials ▁also ▁dist r usted ▁state - level ▁jud ges ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁process ▁properly . ▁ ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁believed ▁county ▁jud ges ▁were ▁manip ulating ▁the ▁natural ization ▁process ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁elect oral ▁benefit . ▁ ▁Another ▁factor ▁leading ▁to ▁its ▁passage ▁was ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁president ial ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁Ro ose vel t ▁administration ▁assemble d ▁a ▁commission ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁natural ization ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁recommend ations ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁ab uses ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁in app ropri ate ▁grant ing ▁of ▁citizens hip . ▁The ▁lack ▁of ▁regul atory ▁o vers ight ▁regarding ▁natural ization ▁of ▁foreign ers ▁was ▁a ▁topic ▁that ▁commanded ▁concern ▁for ▁the ▁Ro ose vel t ▁administration . ▁This ▁commission ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁suggest ▁an ▁English ▁liter acy ▁requirement ▁for ▁the ▁natural ization ▁of ▁American ▁citizens . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁commission ▁" re comm ended ▁class ifying ▁and ▁summar izing ▁natural ization ▁laws ▁into ▁a ▁code ▁( re - cod ification ), ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁federal ▁ag ency ▁to ▁over see ▁natural ization ▁procedures , ▁and ▁standard ▁forms ▁for ▁all ▁U . S . ▁natural izations , ▁including ▁a ▁form ▁for ▁the ▁o ath ▁of ▁alleg iance ." ▁ ▁Future ▁am end atory ▁legisl ation ▁ ▁This ▁legisl ation ' s ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Natural ization ▁and ▁Im m igration ▁was ▁ended ▁by ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁Nov