<P> The United States nationality law is a uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 , enacted under the power of Article I , section 8 , clause 4 of the United States Constitution ( also referred to as the Nationality Clause ) , which reads : Congress shall power - `` To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization ... '' The 1952 Act sets forth the legal requirements for the acquisition of , and divestiture from , American nationality . The requirements have become more explicit since the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution , with the most recent changes to the law having been made by Congress in 2001 . </P>
<P> The United States nationality law is a uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 , enacted under the power of Article I , section 8 , clause 4 of the United States Constitution ( also referred to as the Nationality Clause ) , which reads : Congress shall power - `` To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization ... '' The 1952 Act sets forth the legal requirements for the acquisition of , and divestiture from , American nationality . The requirements have become more explicit since the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution , with the most recent changes to the law having been made by Congress in 2001 . </P>
who establishes the rules about naturalization of citizens
who establishes the rules about naturalization of citizens
Congress
Congress