02-22-2017, 07:00 AM
I couldn't possibly know this but I think the cost may be a factor in why so many don't immediately apply. Right off the bat it is $725 - $640 for citizenship application fee and $85 background check cost. That's a great deal of money for those working for peanuts and it probably takes a very long time to save. I have more compassion for those people now than I have ever had before this time. My opinion of them has changed drastically in the last few years.