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Trump administration to scrutinize "good moral character" for U.S. citizenship more thoroughly
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3:00Now PlayingFederal immigration officials are now being instructed to expand their criteria of a key requirement for U.S. citizenship. Demonstrating a "good moral character" has been a longstanding requirement for citizenship under both Republican and Democratic administrations, but that requirement was previously seen as fulfilled if an applicant has a clean criminal record. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
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