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>In order to be in this country permanently they are required to know
>the language.
No, they're not.
That's part of becoming a citizen.
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Quote>In order to be in this country permanently they are required to know
>the language.
No, they're not.
In order to be in this country permanently you need to be a citizen. In order to be a citizen you need to know the language. You may want to double check the requirements if you dont believe me.
Generally speaking, yes. But there are exceptions and in all cases we are assuming permanent legal residence. A person does not need to know a single word of any language to live here permanently illegally.
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
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Quote>In order to be in this country permanently they are required to know
>the language.
No, they're not.
In order to be in this country permanently you need to be a citizen. In order to be a citizen you need to know the language. You may want to double check the requirements if you dont believe me.
Generally speaking, yes. But there are exceptions and in all cases we are assuming permanent legal residence. A person does not need to know a single word of any language to live here permanently illegally.
pointless statement.
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I have no desire to force people to do any such thing. I am sure you would not appreciate being forced to learn Spanish just because you lived in a US community where most people spoke Spanish.
We live in the USA. The strength of any country is a common language. IMO, English should be the only language used by our government.
Really? I thought it was a stong economy, great social structure, just government, etc. I guess you can transpose any word in there and argue your point.
The strength of any country is a fill in the blank.
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Quote>In order to be in this country permanently they are required to know
>the language.
No, they're not.
In order to be in this country permanently you need to be a citizen. In order to be a citizen you need to know the language. You may want to double check the requirements if you dont believe me.
Barely. http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-Articles/?a=1022&z=44
The USCIS officer will ask you to read up to three sentences in English and to write up to three sentences in English that are dictated to you. The officer will also determine your ability to speak English during the course of the interview.
Yea, you have to be real English literate.
wmw999 2,116
Knowledge of English is required to become a naturalized citizen unless you're exempt. It's not required to be born an American, and it's not required to be a legal permanent resident, a student, a guest worker, or a tourist. But all of those people are allowed to drive depending on the circumstances.
And the level of English required for citizenship isn't real high. Grade-school level. I'll bet that a lot of people can read English better than they can speak it.
Edit to add: On SC, I hope that some of the people can speak English better than they can write it
Wendy P.
billvon 2,384
So you figure China, Canada and Switzerland are all weak due to their use of several languages? I guess I don't see that.
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Quote>In order to be in this country permanently they are required to know
>the language.
No, they're not.
In order to be in this country permanently you need to be a citizen. In order to be a citizen you need to know the language. You may want to double check the requirements if you dont believe me.
Generally speaking, yes. But there are exceptions and in all cases we are assuming permanent legal residence. A person does not need to know a single word of any language to live here permanently illegally.
pointless statement.
Pointless? Only if you want to ignore the facts. Nowhere attached to the statement was it made conditional on legal status, not to mention the 15/55 and 20/50 exceptions.
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.
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QuoteQuoteI can read French pretty well and read road signs in Spanish. I had no problem driving in either country. But if a cop pulled me over in Spain I would not have been able to follow his questions.
That's because they speak Mexican over there (insert Bush voice).
I thought they spoke Latin? Isn't that the main language in Latin America?
billvon 2,384
I'll never understand why people in Latin America speak foreign languages. It's like they have a different word for everything. I think they do it just to be annoying.
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QuoteQuoteQuoteI can read French pretty well and read road signs in Spanish. I had no problem driving in either country. But if a cop pulled me over in Spain I would not have been able to follow his questions.
That's because they speak Mexican over there (insert Bush voice).
I thought they spoke Latin? Isn't that the main language in Latin America?
LOL. That's too complex for Bush.
Lucky... 0
Quote>Isn't that the main language in Latin America?
I'll never understand why people in Latin America speak foreign languages. It's like they have a different word for everything. I think they do it just to be annoying.
Or as Steve Martin says, "I can't believe the people in France don't have the common courtesy to speak Engish."
We live in the USA. The strength of any country is a common language. IMO, English should be the only language used by our government.
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