Although, the tests granting a driver's license may be administered in their native language, will allow them to drive in an English-speaking world. Traffic signs are all in English, most police officers only speak English, and lastly, if an accident were to occur, approximately 75% of Americans cannot hold a conversation in any language other than English (About). ... This issue is also a threat to national security because the documents presented to apply for a driver's license cannot be easily verified. ... If roles were reversed, the country of Mexico, will not give driver's...

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Furthermore, research also shows that immigrants will have limitation in languages with the refusal to learn English and speak their native language in their neighborhoods (Cooper 1). ... This negatively impacts the United States by creating language barrier within communities. The language barrier will make it difficult for the current American citizen to communicate with the immigrants. ... Although it may be helpful for immigrants to be able to have their own language translated, but it also encourages them to not learn the English language. ... "All foreign nationals entering the ...

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He believes that is not the role of the military or National Guard. ... Several contend that recent immigration pretenses a threat to U.S. national security. ... People see immigration as a hazard to the culture and language, abolishing the sense of nationhood. ... Then again, others contend that immigration amplifies national security. ... Immigration from hostile countries can reinforce national security, as well. ...

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In 1885, Chinese immigrants were brought to Canada to build a national railway and after its completion; the Canadian government prohibited the families of these workers from immigrating to Canada by passing the Chinese Immigration Act (Abu-Laban & Gabriel, 2003, p.294). ... Immigrants were not based on their nationality, origin, customs, language, ethnic and racial preferences but based on the skills that were essential to the individual and to our country. ... In regards to Family Reunification, section 12 of the IPRA states that, "A foreign national may be selected as a member of the fam...

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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...

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Throughout the centuries, immigrants have enriched America's culture, bringing foreign languages, distinct cultural customs, traditions and values. ... Silicon Valley is a perfect example of how skilled and educated immigrants helped to develop new products, such as the Java computer language. ... According to the National Science Foundation 23% of United States residents who have PhD's in science or engineering are foreign born (Gleckman). ...

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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...

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Due to Language barrier and poor housing condition in Manhattan Chinatown, Taiwanese decided to settle in Flushing instead. ... The area has a vibrant downtown area, with many shops, two major hotels and several boutique hotels, and more than 60 bank branches; enjoys excellent access to transportation; and is located near regional attractions such as Citi Field and the United States Tennis Association's National Tennis Center. ...

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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 ...

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They were experiencing a population growth that was higher than the amount of national product (Iorizzo & Mondello, 1980). ... The Italian immigrants were also accused of plotting to try to establish Catholicism as the official language of the United States (Pretelli, 2013). ...

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They have been educated here and may speak (but barely read or write) in their parents' native language (Suarez-Orozco).... "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) undertakes immigration enforcement actions involving hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals...These actions include the arrest, detention, return, and removal from the United States (US)...Primary responsibility for the enforcement of immigration law within DHS rests with U.S. ...

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