In a bold and much-needed move to uphold the dignity of American citizenship, President Donald Trump’s administration is revamping the U.S. naturalization test to make it more rigorous—because becoming an American should mean something.

President Trump has consistently emphasized the value of citizenship, calling it “one of the most priceless gifts ever granted by human hands.” It’s a sentiment that resonates with millions of Americans who believe the path to citizenship should require more than simply memorizing a few answers on a multiple-choice quiz.

Now, under the leadership of newly appointed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow, the Trump administration is following through with action. In an interview with *The New York Times*, Edlow made it clear: the current test is far too easy and fails to reflect the true spirit of what it means to become an American.

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

He’s not wrong. The current test gives applicants 100 questions to study, of which only 10 are asked—and only six need to be answered correctly. It’s no wonder the pass rate hovers around 90%. But with America facing growing threats from those who reject its values, the Trump administration is right to raise the bar.

Under the revised 2020 standard, the test bank expands to 128 questions, and applicants will now have to answer 12 out of 20 correctly — a modest but meaningful improvement. It’s a step designed to reward those who are truly committed to learning and respecting America’s unique history, laws, and civic principles.

But that’s not all.

Edlow’s team is also considering adding a new speaking section to better evaluate English proficiency—a requirement that’s long been downplayed by open-borders advocates. In this section, applicants would be asked to describe basic images, such as weather or everyday food scenes, in English. The goal is to ensure prospective citizens can engage in daily American life—something that should be a given, not a burden.

Of course, the left is already losing its mind.

Activists like Mechelle Perrott, a citizenship coordinator in deep-blue California, are crying foul. She told the Associated Press, “We have a lot of students that are refugees… it’s more difficult learning to read and write if you don’t know how to do that in your first language.”

Translation? She’s upset that people who haven’t learned English or studied American civics might not pass.

But that’s exactly the point.

America should not be handing out citizenship like candy. If someone wants to become a citizen of this great nation, they should be able to understand its language, its values, and its history. Otherwise, what’s the point of having a naturalization process at all?

President Trump is once again proving that he stands for law, order, and patriotism**—and that American citizenship should be earned, not assumed.

For once, we’re seeing a government that respects the American people enough to defend what citizenship means. And under Trump’s leadership, that gold standard is making a comeback.