March 8, 200719 yr I have so much I could say, but I'll just ask this: Do you think immigrants should be required to pass a literacy test prior to being admited to the US? As the son of an immigrant I guess I'm qualified to respond on this issue. I don't know that an immigrant should be required to speak english to be admitted to this country. I think it should be a requirement for citizenship. I also think that in cases other than asylum an immigrant should be made to prove that he/she will provide some benefit to the United States.
March 8, 200719 yr Author I agree with LSURock. I personally can't imagine how difficult it would be to learn a second language at my age, yet people come to this country everyday and work towards understanding and speaking English. Can you imagine moving to a Pacific Rim country and be treated badly because you can't speak Thai, Malay, Mandarin, Korean, etc, let alone read and write it?
March 8, 200719 yr I agree for the most part with what both LSU and HHS have posted. I do have one caveat to throw out. Many immigrants are able to speak and understand English, yet many Americans claim that their accent or use of the words they know is not adequate. What would be the criteria that we could use to determine if their command of English is appropriate?
March 8, 200719 yr Being from KY, I guess you are the redneck in the group? I thought I had that title locked up.
March 8, 200719 yr Rereading the BGP rules, technically I could post everything in spanish or some other language and not be in violation of the rules as long as it was grammatically correct.
March 8, 200719 yr Rereading the BGP rules, technically I could post everything in spanish or some other language and not be in violation of the rules as long as it was grammatically correct. Si! Oui!
March 8, 200719 yr Author Rereading the BGP rules, technically I could post everything in spanish or some other language and not be in violation of the rules as long as it was grammatically correct. Usted está absolutamente correcto.
March 8, 200719 yr I have no problems with the foreigners coming here as long as they're law abiding, pay the same taxes, have the same fair work oppertunities I have, I say welcome to America. I've worked at a factory in Georgetown, got to know many of immigrants there, some of them turned out to be pretty good friends of mine, One challenges me to race him home, I was to point out to him that wasn't fair because he lived in Cythiana and I lived in Mt.Olivet, he said "Allright race me to Cythiana." I won 2 out of 3 times. All in all there's good and bad from both sides of the ocean.
March 8, 200719 yr Rereading the BGP rules, technically I could post everything in spanish or some other language and not be in violation of the rules as long as it was grammatically correct. Vous ne recevriez pas beaucoup de réponses, cependant.
March 8, 200719 yr Author Vous ne recevriez pas beaucoup de réponses, cependant.Un couple, peut-être. Pourquoi parlez-vous meilleur français que vous parlez anglais ?
March 8, 200719 yr Author Peut-être. Mais, combien de temps pourrait-il durer ?Ceci a déjà duré trop long.
March 8, 200719 yr Un couple, peut-être. Pourquoi parlez-vous meilleur français que vous parlez anglais ? J'ai pris 4 ans de français dans l'école sencodary. Je l'utilise toujours de temps en temps dans mon travail. Je suis vraiment très convenable! Il m'a aussi aidé à empoigner l'espagnol et l'italien aussi. Très utile!
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