The U.S. nationality law requires applicants to have a working knowledge of the English language in order achieve citizenship. In 1990 the government passed exceptions to this requirement for older applicants and those with mental or physical disabilities.
66% Yes |
34% No |
58% Yes |
24% No |
6% Yes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
8% No, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
2% Yes, and remove multilingual translations from government documents and services |
3% No, but remove multilingual translations from government documents and services |
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@592P6L63yrs3Y
Do you think if you moved to Mexico the Mexican government is going to teach public school classes in English or Vietnamese or Sri Lankan? If you want to live in the USA you must assimilate and learn the English language. How on earth can an immigrant contribute to our society if he is not able to read our road signs?
@4Y97QND3yrs3Y
No, America doesn't have an official language. If you move to Sweden is it required to learn Swedish? No, it's just suggested
@5M6P2JC3yrs3Y
All Americans should be multilingual.
@5MG9WKF3yrs3Y
No but we should provide ELL classes for all
@4Y847ST3yrs3Y
No, but schools, hospitals, government services, etc. should not be required to provide translation services; with the exception of those immigrants who have, or plan to have children - they should be required to learn English and teach it to their children, who will be required to attend American schools.
@9JTNSV72mos2MO
Yes, all residents should know English on at least a basic, conversational level in order to get around.
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@AmusedCivilRights2mos2MO
In the last week alone, illegal aliens have been arrested for:• Murdering a college student in Georgia• Murdering a 2-year-old boy in Maryland• R*ping a minor in Virginia• R*ping a minor at knifepoint in Louisiana• Shooting three DC police officers.You are no…
@SpecialInterestSamantha2mos2MO
A stunning turnaround from NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who is now calling for NYC’s sanctuary city law to be changed so that some illegal immigrants who commit felonies can be turned over to ICE for deportation.Mayor Adams came out in favor of modifying the city’s sanctuary status laws Tuesday…
@SolidTomatoe2mos2MO
City of Denver says it IS NOT laying off employees to pay for the migrant crisisBut the city IS telling hourly employees they may have their hours reduced to zeroFor now, It could impact coaches, lifeguards, front desk staff etc. at rec centersBut don't call them layoffs...
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