My grandparents came from Italy in the early 1900’s. They could not speak English. They almost immediately joined an Italian-American club to be with like minded immigrants and join the English classes. They came to be American, as opposed to the filth that is coming for free shit.
That's cool. My ma-in-law was just telling me how in her old neighborhood where she grew up, the Polish and Russian immigrants were just the same. They worked hard to assimilate as best they could as fast as they could.
[ - ] con77 1 point 2.9 yearsJun 8, 2022 17:49:12 ago (+1/-0)
Ive met latins in Fl that have livd here for a decade and no speeky engrish. I ask them "quanto tiempo tu vida aqui e tu no habla englais?". A few are embarrassed., some get pissed.
I 'voted' yesterday. It disgusted me when the stupid voting machine asked me which of dozens of languages I wanted to vote in. Not that it really counts anyway, but hey, traditions are important!
In some cases, as mentioned above, the requirement of the English test for U.S. Citizenship is waived. These are the so-called "50/20" and "55/15" waivers. If you have been a lawful permanent resident (LPR, or green card holder) for a total of at least 20 years, and you are over the age of 50, you are not required to take the English test and can have your citizenship interview conducted in your native language. While the 20 years need not have been continuous, it's best if any absences from the United States were relatively brief. Similarly, the "55/15" waiver applies if you're a green card holder, aged 55 or older, who has been in the United States for at least 15 years in total.
And mental disability.
However, the citizenship language test is not comprehensive. You have to be able to give your address and write a couple of sentences. It sounds like something I could pass in Spanish, and I certainly could in French (though presumably the test is different in those countries), and I'm nowhere near fluent in either.
Sounds like the driving test, tbh. You have to demonstrate that you can read road signs in English, but you can take the test in Spanish. So you have people on the road that in case of emergency or the need to read detailed signs or whatever are completely incapable.
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[ - ] anon 1807020 0 points 2.9 yearsJun 8, 2022 21:46:10 ago (+0/-0)
And mental disability.
However, the citizenship language test is not comprehensive. You have to be able to give your address and write a couple of sentences. It sounds like something I could pass in Spanish, and I certainly could in French (though presumably the test is different in those countries), and I'm nowhere near fluent in either.
Sounds like the driving test, tbh. You have to demonstrate that you can read road signs in English, but you can take the test in Spanish. So you have people on the road that in case of emergency or the need to read detailed signs or whatever are completely incapable.
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