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"Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <usenet@jeffsalzberg.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.18066e7650fbada398997c@news.verizon.net...
> In article <upp8gr5b324je0@corp.supernews.com>, mlt@ev1.net says...
>
> > While doing some research recently, I found myself in the INS website
(not
> > specifically looking for this) and boy was I shocked to discover in
order
> > for an "immagrant" to become a "naturalized American citizen" they must
be
> > able, let me repeat that catch word "MUST", read, write and SPEAK
english
> > "profrciently". In addition they must PASS a written US history test in
> > English. SO you can coclude, a non english speaking "person" in all
likely
> > hood is NOT in the US legally.
>
> False logic.  If the above is true, you can assume that the non-English
> speaker is not a naturalized citizen, but nothing you wrote above
> precludes that person's being a legal immigrant or, for that matter, a
> natural-born citizen.

Jeff,

I qualified it with the "small percentage" statement. The fact the a
naturalized citizen is required to learn English prior to taking the oath
does prove a non English speaker is not naturalized. Go look it up. By law,
they must be English proficient by the time they swear in. I didn't
fabricate the statement. I will grant you that a natural born may not speak
English. That is the point. If you want to become a citizen legally, you
must read, write, speak English. If you are born here and your parent(s)
don't require you to speak English then of course you won't.

This is verbatim from the INS homepage:
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/index.htm click on "naturalization"

Welcome to the naturalization home page. Naturalization is the process by
which U.S. citizenship is conferred upon a foreign citizen or national after
he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The general requirements for
administrative naturalization include:

a period of continuous residence and physical presence in the United States;
residence in a particular INS District prior to filing;
an ability to read, write and speak English;
a knowledge and understanding of U.S. history and government;
good moral character;
attachment to the principles of the U.S. Constitution; and,
favorable disposition toward the United States.

That's pretty clear to me. Gotta read, write, speak English and know US
history and government.
M