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Originally posted by stevooo
We all know the Federal government could cut the amount of illegals down tremendously with a few simple policy changes.
oh yea how do you tell what illegal is with out infringing on his rights.
give an easy path to citizenship to everyone who wants to be a citizen
1. Understand that you have three options for becoming a legal citizen of the United States: you were born in the United States; you were born to an American citizen anywhere in the world; or you go through the naturalization process.
2.Enter the country. If you were not born in the United States or born to at least one American parent, you can become a legal United States citizen if you go through the naturalization process. To begin the process, you must first come into America legally.
3. Apply for permanent resident status. Once you are granted a permanent resident card, you can remain in the United States for a total of three years if you're married to an American or five years if you are not married to an American.
4.Once you have been in the United States for the required length of time, you must fill out Form N-400, the Application for Naturalization and pay the required fee. Upon reviewing your application, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will inform you that you need to be fingerprinted and where you should go to get fingerprinted.
5. You will be required to attend an interview with USCIS. Remember, during the interview, it is essential that you are completely honest with the interviewer, even if your answer isn't flattering to you.
6. You must take a test that illustrates how well you know U.S. history and U.S. government. In addition, you must prove that you can speak basic English unless you meet specific exemption criteria.
7. Once you have taken the civics and English tests, you will be informed whether you have passed or failed. In many instances, you may retake the tests if you have failed.
8. If you've passed the civics and English tests, you must take an oath to the United States at an official ceremony. At the ceremony, you will return your permanent resident card and be given a Certificate of Naturalization upon taking the Oath of Allegiance.
9. Congratulations! You are now an American citizen.
Most applicants for U.S. citizenship pay $595 when filing Form N-400, the application for naturalization. Exceptions include those who qualify as members or veterans of the armed forces. The government accepts only cashier's checks, money orders or personal checks. Make out your check to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or to Department of Homeland Security. This charge is current as of December 2010.
In addition to the basic fee, applicants under 75 years of age must pay a biometric fee, which covers the cost of fingerprinting and other expenses. This fee comes to $85 as of December 2010. Adding $85 to the filing fee, your total due comes to $680. Applicants aged 75 or more pay only the filing fee of $595.
Originally posted by querious
reply to post by MyMindIsMyOwn
I would feel much different if there was some serious assimilation into our culture on their part, I know they are hard working, among other things. But as mymindismyown mentioned there is little respect, how can you come here and fly the Mexican flag?
I used to be, a long time ago, sympathetic to their plight. But the constant abuses and taking advantage of our aid systems is sickening.
It's the used analogy of a boat, we are on a troubled, filled to capacity boat, and the continual flood of people is going to cause it to tip, and bring us all down into the water.
It just is obvious, I think,to anyone that we need to maintain and enforce an orderly immigration policy, and only allow the best and honest here.
So, sorry for digressing, I agree with mymindismyown, handling and fighting for strong immigration control does not mean or need to lead to tyranny and national ID card.
Originally posted by stevooo
reply to post by MyMindIsMyOwn
as it stands now it is expensive and takes years to become a legal citizen. its impossible for many central americans to have an opportunity to come to this country legally.
the mexican flag thing sucks but it is their national heritage. back in the day they might get there ass kicked for doing that, but its free speech and it has to be protected. No one gets mad at an irish american putting up an irish flag.
Students were protesting what they believed to be a show of disrespect following yesterday’s controversy in which 4 students were sent home for wearing the American flag on their t-shirts on Cinco de Mayo. (Initial reports from yesterday indicated that 5 students were sent home; but according to the Morgan Hill Times, one student returned to school the same day.) The marching students believed that the students who wore the American flag t-shirts had shown disrespect to Hispanic students by doing so on Cinco de Mayo.
Today, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated widely in the United States with parties and parades. According to UCLA’s Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, surprisingly, the holiday was invented in modern-day California in 1863, and has continued to be celebrated in the United States, but is almost completely ignored in Mexico. Only a few states, including Puebla, recognize it.