1. Immigration
Whereas an undesirable was one whosecustoms he (Americans) understood, whose language is quite unrelated to English, the American findsstrange? ... Not so much because they want to be like us, but because they want to be accepted by the majority which in the United States would be Anglo Saxons.There is no doubt that we are absorbing the immigrant into our national life, but we are doing it with a reckless disregard of the suffering and the loss of idealism which our laissez-faire policy inevitably entails.? ... Many of the customs that the immigrants could bring would form a valuable gift to o...
His first two years in U.S. was a very crucial period of adjustment, not so much on food but more so on the climate and the language. He could hardly respond or comprehend his co-workers and friends speak the English language with much fluency and "slang". ... Considering the way immigrants enhance and enrich the American culture, continue the tradition on which the country was founded, and support the country economically, what then would be the reason behind amending the National Immigration Laws? ...
The sample was then restricted to individuals who entered Houston and other national cities without inspection, the most common place of entry for Mexican and Central American men during this period. ... The NYLS (National Longitudinal Survey of Youth) comparison sample is composed of Latino men (natives and illegals) who were not in the NLSY military sample and who were new labor market entrants between 1979 and 1986. ... Perhaps the most important exception is documented in the way which English language ability was measured in the two data origins. Legalized workers were asked which la...
Every applicant for naturalization must: (1) demonstrate an understanding of the English language, including an ability to read, write, and speak words in ordinary usage in English (persons physically unable to do so and persons who, on the examination date, are over 55 years of age and have been lawful permanent residents of the United States for 15 years or more, or who are over 50 and have been residents 20 or more years, are exempt); (2) have been a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of ...
All of these contribute to our diminishing capacity to shape our national destiny as we are re-colonised by deregulated global capacity. ... The preferential admission of children of migrants to universities under the unfair LOTE (Language Other Than English) bonus ensures Australian children will be disadvantaged and the government will create an educated ethnic elite to take over positions of power and control in Australia. ...