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Thursday, September 27, 2007
Immigration and Citizenship
Read the following quote from your Civic textbook and respond. (6-8 sentences)
"An immigrant who wishes to become an American citizen must be able to read, write, and speak English." (page 56)
14 comments:
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I agree with this although if they wish to speak in their own language they may. Also it may take many years for them to fully comprehend every word. And like most people in my family since they are limited to certain rights until they are an English Speaking citizen, they may not be as exposed to english literature.Its a good thing they've created schools for ELL students of all ages because you can emmigrate at any age.
i think that they should know how to read write and speaking english because how you going become a citizen if you can't conversate with other citizens
I LIKE THAT QUOTE AND I THINK ITS RIGHT. IF YOUR AN IMMIGRANT AND YOU ARE COMING FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTRY THEN YOU SHOULD KNOW THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEW COUNTRY THEY ARE COMING TO. ALSO YOU NEED KNOW HOW TO READ THE LANGUAGE AND WRITE THE LANGUAGE. IF YOU NEED A JOB THOSE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REQUIRED. ITS BETTER FOR YOU TO LEARN EVERYTHING THEN GO TO THE COUNTRY SO YOU WONT BE ALL LOST AND NOT KNOWING WAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
i believe that that statement is wrong. This is because you dont have to be able to read or write or speak English. These are all things you can learn later the things you need to have to become an American citizen are your right paper work and stay here for five years than file for citizenship you dont need to know English.
well i think it is not right because i know a lot of people don't know how to do thing in English because of where there from i know lot of my cuousing are for Haiti an can not speck English it is a very hard language to learn for most people like Spanish is because u have to learn every word so i dont find it do able for people whom have never heard any enlish throw out ther life time
i think that if an immigrant can't read write and speak in English they still should be able to become a citizen of the united states, but have to attend a class to learn the language.
I don't think that's fair that they have to learn reading wrting and english i think that they should try to like find out why they want to be a citizen and why there in the united states i don't think hat peole from india will understnd wht the word hershey is if it wa on the test they might not know two that wouldn't be fair the can give them time to learn it and then test them because in oder to pass a test you have to learn the qusetion than find the answer i also don't think it's fair because if someone di ti to you hen you wouldn't like it so don't do to other what unto to you
I think that yes if an immigrant wishes to become an American citizen must be able to read and speak English.Also because that how they going to represent the u.s .Also it is reallly important To build a national community based on equal citizenship, respect for different languages how many of you monoglot English speaking
well actually i think the quote is true because if they want to interact with people they will have to know how to speak English unless the people know the language that you are speaking if its not English like i know Spanish so if someone comes to talk to me in Spanish i will know what they are saying. When i first came from Puerto Rico I did not know a lick of English I was in a bilingual class for 5 straight years until i was in 5th grade but now my english is pretty good but its not really perfect i still misuse some words. I think immigrants sould know how to read because if they want a job they going to have to read because theres rules how to operate certain machinery and etc... so they wont beable to get a job unless it doesnt involve reading. Thats my question
WHAT I THINK ABOUT THIS QUOTE IS THAT IS NOT FAIR THAT FOR A PERSON THAT WANT TO BECOME A CITIZEN THEY HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO READ AND WRITE AND SPEAK THE LANGUAGE THAT IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT THIS QUOTE
I think that qoute is truth because how you going to wanna become an American and not no how to read, write and speak English. I say that because if you want to get a job here and do we(us Americans)do work and pay bills and stuff like that your going to have to know how to read, write, and speck English.
I strongly disagree with this statement. It is unfair because some people from developing countries lack literature and they can't learn that quick. Remember when you were a little baby and you didn't know how to talk? Well there is an example. When you go to a new county, you can't learn English or whatever quickly. The government must give the immigrant time to learn English first so that they can become citizenships of USA.
I had this experience in my life before. When i was in Kindergarten. I didn't know how to speak English. I only knew how to speak Vietnamese. A couple of months later, I learned English and i became a good student. Some people like me had the same experience too. But the problem will be worse if someone came from another country at an older age. I was born here in America so i learned English quickly.
Citizen ship is easier because you can to go about you buisness and not have any problems with the law.The reason why you won't get in trouble is because you will know the law.Like if you are a immagrant it's okay in other countrys you can shoot fire works but some states in the United States like Boston it is elegal.Also some states don't allow hydrolic cars. That's how if your a imagrant you can get in trouble because in the country you was in the law allowed that.
Hello all! This is Ms. Miller. I just wanted to comment on the amazing work this class is doing. I have read each of the comments and I think you all bring up some valid points. It provokes thoughts that enable us to see the difficulty in establishing laws regarding certain things. Randy, it is great that you can connect with this and share your experience with us. I like the concern you raise about older immigrants and their difficulty in acquiring the language skills. I think most of your ideas point out how important an educational opportunity is - and how unjust it would be to deny someone of that, especially a child. I like Jahi's idea of creating language classes that immigrants should take upon arrival. For those that agree with the statement, I ask you to consider the reasons people have left their country. Often times it is not because it is a "preferred choice". What if they have been forced out because of violence? Would you still think they should not be allowed to gain citizenship? Thank you all for sharing your thoughts. What an enlightening experience this is!
14 comments:
I agree with this although if they wish to speak in their own language they may. Also it may take many years for them to fully comprehend every word. And like most people in my family since they are limited to certain rights until they are an English Speaking citizen, they may not be as exposed to english literature.Its a good thing they've created schools for ELL students of all ages because you can emmigrate at any age.
i think that they should know how to read write and speaking english because how you going become a citizen if you can't conversate with other citizens
I LIKE THAT QUOTE AND I THINK ITS RIGHT. IF YOUR AN IMMIGRANT AND YOU ARE COMING FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTRY THEN YOU SHOULD KNOW THE LANGUAGE OF THE NEW COUNTRY THEY ARE COMING TO. ALSO YOU NEED KNOW HOW TO READ THE LANGUAGE AND WRITE THE LANGUAGE. IF YOU NEED A JOB THOSE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REQUIRED. ITS BETTER FOR YOU TO LEARN EVERYTHING THEN GO TO THE COUNTRY SO YOU WONT BE ALL LOST AND NOT KNOWING WAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
i believe that that statement is wrong. This is because you dont have to be able to read or write or speak English. These are all things you can learn later the things you need to have to become an American citizen are your right paper work and stay here for five years than file for citizenship you dont need to know English.
well i think it is not right because i know a lot of people don't know how to do thing in English because of where there from i know lot of my cuousing are for Haiti an can not speck English it is a very hard language to learn for most people like Spanish is because u have to learn every word so i dont find it do able for people whom have never heard any enlish throw out ther life time
i think that if an immigrant can't read write and speak in English they still should be able to become a citizen of the united states, but have to attend a class to learn the language.
I don't think that's fair that they have to learn reading wrting and english i think that they should try to like find out why they want to be a citizen and why there in the united states i don't think hat peole from india will understnd wht the word hershey is if it wa on the test they might not know two that wouldn't be fair the can give them time to learn it and then test them because in oder to pass a test you have to learn the qusetion than find the answer i also don't think it's fair because if someone di ti to you hen you wouldn't like it so don't do to other what unto to you
I think that yes if an immigrant wishes to become an American citizen must be able to read and speak English.Also because that how they going to represent the u.s .Also it is reallly important To build a national community based on equal citizenship, respect for different languages how many of you monoglot English speaking
well actually i think the quote is true because if they want to interact with people they will have to know how to speak English unless the people know the language that you are speaking if its not English like i know Spanish so if someone comes to talk to me in Spanish i will know what they are saying. When i first came from Puerto Rico I did not know a lick of English I was in a bilingual class for 5 straight years until i was in 5th grade but now my english is pretty good but its not really perfect i still misuse some words. I think immigrants sould know how to read because if they want a job they going to have to read because theres rules how to operate certain machinery and etc... so they wont beable to get a job unless it doesnt involve reading. Thats my question
WHAT I THINK ABOUT THIS QUOTE IS THAT IS NOT FAIR THAT FOR A PERSON THAT WANT TO BECOME A CITIZEN THEY HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO READ AND WRITE AND SPEAK THE LANGUAGE THAT IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT THIS QUOTE
I think that qoute is truth because how you going to wanna become an American and not no how to read, write and speak English. I say that because if you want to get a job here and do we(us Americans)do work and pay bills and stuff like that your going to have to know how to read, write, and speck English.
I strongly disagree with this statement. It is unfair because some people from developing countries lack literature and they can't learn that quick. Remember when you were a little baby and you didn't know how to talk? Well there is an example. When you go to a new county, you can't learn English or whatever quickly. The government must give the immigrant time to learn English first so that they can become citizenships of USA.
I had this experience in my life before. When i was in Kindergarten. I didn't know how to speak English. I only knew how to speak Vietnamese. A couple of months later, I learned English and i became a good student. Some people like me had the same experience too. But the problem will be worse if someone came from another country at an older age. I was born here in America so i learned English quickly.
Citizen ship is easier because you can to go about you buisness and not have any problems with the law.The reason why you won't
get in trouble is because you will know the law.Like if you are a immagrant it's okay in other countrys
you can shoot fire works but some states in the United States like Boston it is elegal.Also some states don't allow hydrolic cars. That's how if your a imagrant you can get in trouble because in the country you was in the law allowed that.
Hello all! This is Ms. Miller. I just wanted to comment on the amazing work this class is doing. I have read each of the comments and I think you all bring up some valid points. It provokes thoughts that enable us to see the difficulty in establishing laws regarding certain things.
Randy, it is great that you can connect with this and share your experience with us. I like the concern you raise about older immigrants and their difficulty in acquiring the language skills.
I think most of your ideas point out how important an educational opportunity is - and how unjust it would be to deny someone of that, especially a child.
I like Jahi's idea of creating language classes that immigrants should take upon arrival.
For those that agree with the statement, I ask you to consider the reasons people have left their country. Often times it is not because it is a "preferred choice". What if they have been forced out because of violence? Would you still think they should not be allowed to gain citizenship?
Thank you all for sharing your thoughts. What an enlightening experience this is!
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