Which of these people is closest to becoming a us citizen? a) chris, an immigrant who served honorably in the us navy during a war b) hector, who has been married to a lawful permanent resident for three years c) val, who has worked in the us for twenty years but does not have a green card d) li, whose employer has applied for a special visa to allow her to work in the us

A)Chris, an immigrant who served honorably in the US Navy during a war

Explanation:

After the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, Congress added a provision to the Immigration and Naturalization Act that allows people who are on active duty in the US Armed Forces during wartime, regardless of immigration status, to immediately apply for naturalization as a citizen. Chris, an immigrant who served honorably in the US Navy during a war has the quickest path to citizenship.

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explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years