host: we want to welcome sonal verma, the d.c. chapter chair of american immigration lawyers assocation. we want to go to the process of how those a become american citizens. what are the requirements for nationalization? guest: you have to be 18 years or older. you had to offend a legal resident for three years or far years.-- or five years. you have to provide continuous physical presence. you have to have continuous of physical presence. you have to have permanent residence for the five years preceding the time you file for citizenship. you cannot have committed crimes or done certain things against laws of the united states. host: as you look at the process, how has it changed in the last 50 or 100 years? is it more complicated or easier to become a u.s. citizen? guest: it is more complicated. it is more complicated to become of legal permanent resident of the united states. people travel worn out. the world has become global. so when people travel and they are a legal permanent resident, they are spending more time outside th

host: we want to welcome sonal verma, the d.c.apter chair of american immigration lawyers assocation. we want to go to the process of how those a become american citizens. what are the requirements for nationalization? guest: you have to be 18 years or older. you had to offend a legal resident for three years or far years.-- or five years. you have to provide continuous physical presence. you have to have continuous of physical presence. you have to have permanent residence for the five years preceding the time you file for citizenship. you cannot have committed crimes or done certain things against laws of the united states. host: as you look at the process, how has it changed in the last 50 or 100 years? is it more complicated or easier to become a u.s. citizen? guest: it is more complicated. it is more complicated to become of legal permanent resident of the united states. people travel worn out. the world has become global. so when people travel and they are a legal permanent resident, they are spending more time outside the u

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then sonal verma talks about the process people go through to become u.s. citizens and hurdles they might encounter. after that, julia angwin on her newspaper's investigation into how online companies use technology for the purpose of learning about subscribers' interests. plus, your e-mails and phone calls. "washington journal" is alive sunday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, remarks from a retired california judge james gray. he is an advocate for the legalization of marijuana. he also supports changes in u.s. drug laws in general. before serving as a trial judge in orange county california, he also served as a federal prosecutor and ran as a libertarian for the u.s. senate in 2004. the institute for policy studies hosted this event. it is one hour. >> we have been around since 1963. we have been at the progressive forefront of many social movements, including those for the civil-rights movement in the 1960's, against the vietnam war, the apartheid in the 1970's and 1980's, anti-corporate globalization. the anti-war movement in iraq. we're part of

then, sonal verma on the process people go through to become u.s. citizens. after that, wall street journal writer julia angwin on her investigation into how they use technology to determine a subscriber's interest for the that is live sunday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3 >> i think that it is important that every 40 and know that i will be the person that stood up for the principles of the people of florida. >> i will fight for the people of florida. >> it is campaign 2010 and the c-span video library makes it easy to follow the debate, rallies, victory and concession speeches all, free on your computer. >> general george casey, the army's chief of staff talks about the quality of today's soldiers, as well as how the army can conduct two wars concurrently. this is hosted by the aspen institute. it is about an hour. >> >> good afternoon, my name is meryl chertoff -- [laughter] >> -- and i'm a fan of walter isaacson's too. i'm the director of the justice and society program at the aspen institute. the justice and society program is the oldest of the seminar

host: we want to welcome sonal verma, the d.c. chapter chair of american immigration lawyers assocation. we want to go to the process of how those a become american citizens. what are the requirements for nationalization? guest: you have to be 18 years or older. you had to offend a legal resident for three years or far years.-- or five years. you have to provide continuous physical presence. you have to have continuous of physical presence. you have to have permanent residence for the five years preceding the time you file for citizenship. you cannot have committed crimes or done certain things against laws of the united states. host: as you look at the process, how has it changed in the last 50 or 100 years? is it more complicated or easier to become a u.s. citizen? guest: it is more complicated. it is more complicated to become of legal permanent resident of the united states. people travel worn out. the world has become global. so when people travel and they are a legal permanent resident, they are spending more time outside th

on "washington journal," mark murray talks about upcoming elections and poll numbers of them sonal verma on the process that people go through to become u.s. citizens and hurdles of they might encounter. after that, wall street journal water to him angwin on her newspaper's investigation on how on-line companies use technology to learn about a subscriber's interest. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. washington d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton hosted a discussion on the unemployment rate among african-american men. speakers include a professor curt this is all over two hours. >> good evening. hello. let me welcome you. i am pleased to so many of you here this evening. there are more people here than we expected, and that is good news. because of the seriousness of the subject could we have brought some extra chairs right at the beginning before we get started. let me watch a new to this unofficial hearing --, you to this unofficial a hearing on black men and boys. they are not officials of the district of columbia. the commission consists of african-american men