Trump official says administration will change visa, citizenship tests

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

07/25/25 5:30 PM ET


The new head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in an interview with The New York Times Thursday that the Trump administration will make changes to the visa system for skilled workers and look to make the test for U.S. citizenship more difficult.

“The test as it’s laid out right now, it’s not very difficult,” said Joseph Edlow, who assumed the role in mid-July. “It’s very easy to kind of memorize the answers. I don’t think we’re really comporting with the spirit of the law.”

The first Trump administration instituted a version of the test with an expanded pool of questions that was later rolled back under former President Biden. Edlow told the Times that the government planned to return to a version of the test from the first term.

Edlow also told the Times that the administration would seek to modify the H1-B visa program for skilled workers by prioritizing people who will earn higher wages. “I really do think that the way H-1B needs to be used, and this is one of my favorite phrases, is to, along with a lot of other parts of immigration, supplement, not supplant, U.S. economy and U.S. businesses and U.S. workers,” Edlow said.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5421194-trump-administration-visas-citizenship-test/

[Karadeniz]

1. This from the guy who couldnt pass his SAT, so hired someone to take it for him.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Trump could not pass the so called easy test.

[usaf-vet]

9. Make all his supporters, including those in Congress, take the test. That alone would solve half of our problems.

Pass to hold your seats, fail, pack your bags, and go home.

[Irish_Dem]

10. I don't think most of them can read.

The test would have to be administered verbally.
They would still flunk it.

yes the can pack their damn bags and go live in Russia and China
since they hate democracy so much.

[ananda]

18. And gee, I think I could fit the number of Republicans who could pass it...

on the head of a pin.

[riversedge]

4. Trump lives by the saying: "Rules for thee, but not for me"

[Irish_Dem]

2. The new test will be an ass kissing Trump test.

[EverHopeful]

5. Years ago, while helping a friend study for her citizenship test,

I was embarrassed by how much I didn't know or didn't remember from back in the day when school still included civics classes.

I would bet cash money PedoPrez would get the lowest score ever seen on the citizenship test.

[cstanleytech]

6. So does this mean we're going to see being a hooker now added as a skilled worker?

If so I wonder if it's to prevent another Melania type issue from every occuring again.

[colorado_ufo]

20. Different skill set.

[Vinca]

7. Let's give Trump the current citizenship test.

[OC375]

8. H1B's

“We don’t need no stinking middle class!”

[popsdenver]

13. You probably wouldn't believe the number

of "Einstein" Visas that Trump has usurped for the immigrant housekeepers, groundskeepers and lower level staff at all his resorts and hotels.

He even bragged during his first term, about how many he already had for employees at Mar-a-Gago and how he was gonna be able to get a bunch more now that he was President.......

During his first term, the FBI raided Bedminster? and found countless illegal immigrants working there. The also found boxes of blank Social Security Cards AND a small printing press to put the employees names on the cards..........I can only believe that was the case at all his properties......and surely still is...... given the fact that he now owns the FBI and DOJ..........

Trump has made himself THE Godfather of the world's largest crime syndicate......and is expanding it daily.....................

He is acting like he is the "BORG" and telling everyone "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE"............

[republianmushroom]

11. Bet five dollars trump could not pass the citizenship test.

[Wiz Imp]

12. Pass? Hell, I'm not sure he can even get 1 question correct.

The U.S. citizenship test includes 100 civics questions. During the naturalization interview, the USCIS officer will ask the applicant up to 10 of these questions. To pass the civics test, applicants must answer at least 6 out of the 10 questions correctly.

[republianmushroom]

14. It is not that easy of a test. As per a friend.

[Deuxcents]

26. It's *not* easy and they take it in their second language. And it's expensive.

I taught citizenship classes and I had people who had tutoring to learn English. That test covers the Constitution, federal laws, responsibilities of the House n Senate. I learned at lot teaching it and I’ll tell ya, those people are inspiring when you hear their experiences of just getting here. We laugh when Kimmel takes it to the street and asks simple civic questions to graduates who don’t even know the simplest of questions..no one should graduate without basic knowledge of what they expect our new citizens to know. We’ve got legislators that show their ignorance all the time!

[popsdenver]

16. I would bet

That every Republican Politician and MAGAot Voter would fail the test miserably..........

Even those of us who had civics POUNDED into our heads, decades ago in Jr. High, would be challenged by some of the questions......
I don't think they even teach any of that any more, in ANY courses.............

[Wiz Imp]

15. Fine make the test harder BUT only if they also then require one to pass it in order to serve in the Federal Government

I figure that would clear out about 3/4 of the Republicans in Congress and at least 90% of Trump's Cabinet including Trump himself.

[kimbutgar]

17. Most magaloons couldn't pass that test!

[WarGamer]

19. Coming from BioPharma...

H1-B needs to cost the employer BIG MONEY.

Don't want to pay the American Scientist 325k a year... get an H1-B to hire a foreign scientist for 180k a year...

Charge the employer something like 50% of annual salary... hell, charge it annually!!

[Bristlecone]

30. It's the same in Tech

[milestogo]

21. Before our elected officials take an oath to uphold the Constitution

we should probably give them a test to ensure that they know what is in it.

[hedda_foil]

22. Translation: They're gonna change the citizenship test to a MAGA loyalty test.

They're sure as hell not going to make it more constitutionally rigorous.

[SouthBayDem]

23. Maybe members of Congress and cabinet members ought to pass this test

before being eligible to serve.

[timms139]

24. how about a test for

all seeking office along with a polygraph to start .They want to polygraph others after they get into office so test them first .

[Godot51]

25. Qualifications...

A qualification test for all elected, appointed or any unappointed, unconfirmed advisors (monkey miller, this would be you) "public servants" is needed first.

I'd like to see drear leader drumpf pass a citizenship test as given today.

[EarlG]

27. Question 1: Does the president need to uphold the Constitution?

Donald Trump: “I don’t know.”

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/04/g-s1-64239/does-a-president-need-to-uphold-the-constitution-trump-says-i-dont-know

[BumRushDaShow]

28. LOL

(but sad)

[Bengus81]

31. Tells everyone all they every need to know about that NAZI..........

[SSJVegeta]

29. As long as all of the people implenting it -including the president, can pass it

I'll be okay with it