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To: calcowgirl

Can you legally vote without being a citizen? Can you become a citizen without learning English?


5 posted on 06/19/2006 12:34:52 PM PDT by Onelifetogive (Freerepublic - The website where "Freepers" is not in the spell checker dictionary...)
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To: Onelifetogive
Can you become a citizen without learning English?

Apparently so, maybe not exactly legally, but nevertheless, still a documented citizen.

11 posted on 06/19/2006 2:12:46 PM PDT by itsahoot (The home of the Free, Because of the Brave (Shamelessly stolen from a Marine)
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To: Onelifetogive
Can you become a citizen without learning English?

In theory, no you cannot.

12 posted on 06/19/2006 3:40:41 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Support Arnold-McClintock or embrace higher taxes with Angelides.)
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To: Onelifetogive
Can you become a citizen without learning English?

Silly me, I forgot about anchor babies. If you're born in the US and are in a family that doesn't use English at home, yes you can be a citizen and have a right to vote without English knowledge (although you should be getting that in school!)

Can a foreign-born person become a citizen without English? Supposedly not.

13 posted on 06/19/2006 3:43:41 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Support Arnold-McClintock or embrace higher taxes with Angelides.)
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To: Onelifetogive
Can you become a citizen without learning English?

Office of Citizenship

Welcome to the naturalization home page. Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is conferred upon a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The general requirements for administrative naturalization include:

• a period of continuous residence and physical presence in the United States;

• residence in a particular USCIS District prior to filing;

an ability to read, write, and speak English;

• a knowledge and understanding of U.S. history and government;

• good moral character;

• attachment to the principles of the U.S. Constitution; and,

• favorable disposition toward the United States.


14 posted on 06/19/2006 4:11:13 PM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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