A Citizenship Test Designed for Failure

Trump’s harder exam isn’t about civics. It’s about power—and intimidation of people who already did everything by the book.

WASHINGTON — They call it a test, but it feels more like a dare. Trump’s people want immigrants to memorize 128 flashcards about Alexander Hamilton and the 10th Amendment, as if knowing Dwight Eisenhower’s résumé makes you more American than raising kids, paying rent, and keeping the lights on. The truth is, the only people failing America’s citizenship test are the ones writing it.