Right message wrong means....
Watching CSI:Miami last night I realized a few things. First off the story line was that of a militia that hated illegal immigrants and smuggling weapons into the US to deal with them. The one thing that stood out to me was when the lead cop told a CSI agent that he couldn't understand the victim because his Spanish wasn't that good, and that the man has been in America for 30 years and still didn't know English. The CSI, a citizen of Cuban decent, asked the cop if he bothered to learn Spanish. And that bothered me. I understand the need and desire of peoples to come to America, I understand the need of Cubans to flee their country and live in the US but once you are here, learn the language. Plain and simple. If I were to move to another country to live there for an extended period I would learn the language.
We are being assaulted in our own backyards by illegal immigration, and instead of standing up to the problem our government is trying to legalize many of these people. It is the same thing as saying any one who has escaped from prison is now a free man, anyone who has robbed a bank and has not been caught please come down to your local federal building for a Get Out of Jail Free card and enjoy your new found wealth. When I went to vote on Election Day I saw several Voting Instruction Posters in spanish along the wall in the room. At first I thought that was an excellent tool as I know 2 people who are from a South American country and were just made citizens this year and were very proud to be able to vote. Then I looked and saw no posters in Italian, French, Swedish, Russian, German, Arabic and thought why were those posters up?? Why aren't those new citizens from those countries afforded the same aids. Then I remembered something and hit the internet to research:
From the US Citizenship Application:
General Requirements: All naturalization applicants must demonstrate good moral character. The other naturalization requirements may be modified or waived for certain applicants, such as spouses of U.S. Citizens.
- A period of continuous residence and physical presence in the United States
- An ability to read, write and speak English
- Good moral character
- Knowledge of the principles of the U.S. Constitution
- Favorable disposition toward the United States
To those that accept the invite and work their way to full US Citizenship, welcome to America, enjoy and be good, productive citizens.
1 Comments:
I understand the point you are trying to make. Since we deal with the public all the time, we need spanish speaking cops. But it aggravates me when Hispanics complain that WE have to provide spanish speaking officers to assist them, when I think THEY should learn English. Why is it our burden?
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