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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:28 AM Original message |
English only..A requirement for American citizenship????? |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. I thought he said that he believes that in order to become |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Exactly. He never said you couldn't speak another language |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
2. What does American citizenship mean? |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:35 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Actually, it is about being born on this soil. |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I know that. But what about the people born elsewhere? |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Well, because it's better here. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. it ISN'T about |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. It means believing in democracy and the constitution. |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. NOT ENGLISH ONLY |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
7. I think it's ok to require.. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Sure. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. Not only, but already IS a requirement |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
10. My parents were immigrants |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I just realized that there is some conflating of citizenship with immigration. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. My parents told me they had to speak English |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. That's very possible - in the condition Europe was at the time it would |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Who knows, |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
14. My opinion ,and it has nothing to do with Edwards , is |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
15. There's no valid point in it. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
16. He didn't say that. He said English fluency should be a requirement |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. He said that? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 02:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yes, he did. It's part of his stump re immigration. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. There's no requirement for fluency. Only functionability. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-17-08 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
21. Not Sure Where You're Getting The 'English Only' Garbage From. As Far As It Being A Requirement |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
25. Is sign language English? |
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