Top Trump Official: Current Citizenship Test 'Too Easy'
A senior Trump immigration official said he's "declaring war on fraud" by making the United States citizenship test more difficult because the current version is "just too easy."Speaking at an event hosted by the Center for Immigration Studies think tank in Washington, D.C., Thursday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph Edlow said that the citizenship test needs to demonstrate the applicant's "attachment to the Constitution."
"Simply put, I want to see the naturalization process returned to where I believe it should have been … based on what the Congress has said, based on what the statute says."
We're looking for actual understanding and ability to read and speak and write the English language; and, frankly, this test is just too easy. Six out of 10 questions right now is what people have to get right," he added.
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Probably 95% of the people born here couldn't pass the citizenship test. (and it is easy) So, we'll have all of these new citizens who know more the Average American. It might be better to teach school children these easy questions than to have the new Americans look askance at us for our ignorance. Furthermore, there are scores of people who live here for their entire lives, without becoming citizens, so what's the big deal.
ReplyDeleteIt may actually be more costly and difficult to acquire a Green Card, than to pursue actual American Citizenship.
Check out the difficult requirements to become a German Citizen, and it's not doing the country much good.
I agree my spouse studied hard and became a us citizen, I too doubt most Americans could pass this test as is.
DeleteA good percentage of the residents in our city are immigrants who don't even speak English. Do you think they should have no cost to become a citizen with all the benefits that come with being one? $760 a year or $710 online for the test. And you ask "what's the big deal if they are not citizens? They are illegal...that's the deal. They broke the law. Criminals...ok?
ReplyDeleteIf they don't speak English, how are they going to pass the Citizenship test? Print it in Spanish? As I said, it's a very easy test, but if you can't read the language, you can't pass the test. So what happens if they don't pass the test. It's not a test to determine if you can stay in the country or not. We're making up hypothetical problems for people who have no intentions of taking the citizenship test. They'll keep picking tomatoes, and their children will go to law school, and our children will overdose on fentanyl. Any Questions?
ReplyDeleteA requirement to become an American citizen is to speak and be able to write English. So, if they can't do that, they will remain illegals. They need to assimilate and become a legitimate resident of America. As an add, I object to our city having everything in 3 languages.
ReplyDeleteDo you understand anything about our immigration system and that people are here legally but are not US citizens? Trump employs a huge number of them at his resorts. You get that right? Or do you honestly think that every non-U.S. citizen that is in the US is an "illegal?"
ReplyDeleteH1 visas and student visas are not what I am talking about and you know it.
ReplyDelete@6:39pm...you think the test is easy? https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/100q.pdf
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