Select the correct answer.

Read the excerpt:
"The second law, the 1882 Exclusion Act, dramatically shrunk the number of Chinese immigrants (men and women) admitted into the United States and denied that they could become naturalized citizens. This made the Chinese the only people in the world who were ineligible to become US citizens."

What is the meaning of naturalized citizens as it is used in the excerpt?

A. people who choose to be immigrants for a while and then return to their native country
B. people who permanently move to another country and choose to work there as well
C. people who legally acquire the nationality of a country they live in but were not born in
D. people who are not permitted to live in a country besides the one in which they are born