The U.S. nationality law requires applicants to have a working knowledge of the English language in order achieve citizenship. In 1990 the government passed exceptions to this requirement for older applicants and those with mental or physical disabilities.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
Yes
@9HPF2XY5mos5MO
I think we need to keep a limit on our populations or they will grow out and become a problem. They could increase inflation and decrease the jobs for the people in the country and give less space.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
No
in order to help people who come into this country knowing nothing and understanding nothing you need to provide translations for them
I believe that the United states is inherently a multicultural place, one where the diaspora of its citizens is an inherent benefit, not a negative. There is no need for immigrants to NEED learn english but to do well in a nation such as the US it eventually happens naturally.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
No, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country
@9G8FT7G7mos7MO
Any and all are welcome to immigrate into the US but do so legally and share your culture openly. Do not force anyone to do anything, you are welcome here with open arms but do not expect us to change our ways to accommodate you. There has to be a base line of what is the "United States of America", anything that deviates from that (and is legal) is encouraged just do not assume we will change just for you.=
@9GB2GPT7mos7MO
The incoming immigration pose a type of confusion to those who are natural born U.S. citizens. With the difference of language and background, there are more instances that make certain situations difficult for the natural citizens of the United States.
We can embrace those cultures that line up with our own core values. But those that are slanted toward Islamic terrorist apology should not be tolerated and those on visas that vocally support terror groups like Hamas on college campuses, social media, etc should be deported.
@9FMVL958mos8MO
Any and all are welcome to immigrate into the US but do so legally and share your culture openly. Do not force anyone to do anything, you are welcome here with open arms but do not expect us to change our ways to accommodate you. There has to be a base line of what is the "United States of America", anything that deviates from that (and is legal) is encouraged just do not assume we will change just for you.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
Yes, and remove multilingual translations from government documents and services
@9FMVL958mos8MO
We do not have an official language but we should, and it should be American English. Privately anyone can use any language but government should only use American English.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs10Y
@592P6L6Republican4yrs4Y
Do you think if you moved to Mexico the Mexican government is going to teach public school classes in English or Vietnamese or Sri Lankan? If you want to live in the USA you must assimilate and learn the English language. How on earth can an immigrant contribute to our society if he is not able to read our road signs?
@4Y97QND4yrs4Y
No, America doesn't have an official language. If you move to Sweden is it required to learn Swedish? No, it's just suggested
@5M6P2JC4yrs4Y
All Americans should be multilingual.
@5MG9WKFIndependent4yrs4Y
No but we should provide ELL classes for all
@4Y847STIndependent4yrs4Y
No, but schools, hospitals, government services, etc. should not be required to provide translation services; with the exception of those immigrants who have, or plan to have children - they should be required to learn English and teach it to their children, who will be required to attend American schools.
@9JTNSV73mos3MO
Yes, all residents should know English on at least a basic, conversational level in order to get around.
@8NPVDSZ4yrs4Y
No, not by the government
@98CWG7Q1yr1Y
No, but offer free language learning courses to those who want them.
@85QWNPG2yrs2Y
No, but it should be highly streamlined, encouraged and free for them to learn English on the process of attaining citizenship or in the years after if their mind changes.
@9C5ZF6212mos12MO
No, but it should be heavily encouraged to learn English
@9H73QHGConstitution6mos6MO
Yes, but provide multilingual translations from government documents and services to immigrants until they become citizens
@8VK3DVH3yrs3Y
No but they should be incentivized to
@9DK8VJ49mos9MO
@9CNS3TY10mos10MO
No, but federal funding should be provided for ESL work
@9CFVJFX11mos11MO
Yes, but keep multilingual translations from government documents and services if necessary
@9BXXJ6R1yr1Y
Yes, but we should work to modify the American Dialect of English to be it's own language with clear grammar rules and easy pronunciation. Once we have that going, the Government should provide free language learning courses for EVERYONE.
@99HC8R31yr1Y
Yes, but not by mandate.
@dxmongxrlIndependent3yrs3Y
No, but the government should provide free language learning courses for immigrants who wish to learn English
@947HHNKIndependent2yrs2Y
No, this goes against our country's values of freedom and diversity. We don't have an official national language for a reason.
@9FCQ77Z8mos8MO
No, but do not offer any support with language translations
@9CJ6CB68mos8MO
English shouldn’t have to be the only language people use, especially on the governmental level. It’s the responsibility of the government to provide for those that need it, and if they don’t know English, they can’t make it as easily through society. That’s an open and flagrant breach of its role for the people.
@8FJJWJC4yrs4Y
No, but it should be highly encouraged and the government should offer free language learning courses
No We have no national language
@8LTW4PN4yrs4Y
alot of them do already learn english and this is an ignorant question
@9MDD3XT1wk1W
No, but learning English should be a readily available resource, and US citizens should be encouraged and incentivized to learn other languages especially those in the US.
@9MD9D2C1wk1W
No, but I think you'd be dumb not to try and learn English if you move to a country that primarily speaks English.
@9MBQPDY1wk1W
Yes, but make them take English courses with tutors in groups with multilingual speakers/ students so they learn speaking culture and mannerisms.
@9M7ZCFF2wks2W
No, free courses should be offered to all immigrants but they should not be forced to take them, the advances of technology in language barrier disintegration is on the climb, and short term non-native residents of the U.S. would have little need to learn a new language they wont use indefinitely.
@9M7SV59 2wks2W
Yes, we should provide free language instruction for immigrants and for anyone who wants to learn languages that are native to the Americas (aka not English).
@9M5LHTC2wks2W
i believe that they should not be forced to learn English but at the same time should be given the option to get for free due to the difficulties for them that would face.
@9M52TR8 2wks2W
If the immigrants don´t want to then they should be able to speak any language.It they want to they could decide that for them selfs.
@9M4CHJ92wks2W
Yes, but only basic understanding. But should never be forced to have to be ‘fluent’. We should also respect and acknowledge that it’s okay for them to also speak their birth language when in this country.
@9M3KVCG2wks2W
I believe all immigrants should have a certain time limit to know a certain amount of English once they become citizens. If they do not meet the requirement, there can be certain penalties. If they are born in America, they must be required to learn English.
@9LYKH7L3wks3W
Recognize Spanish as one of the two National languages - then when applying they must be fluent in one of the two - English or Spanish
@9LXF3ZP3wks3W
We should provide the opportunity for all to get free language learning courses, but we should be able to embrace diversity that gets added to our country because it makes this country better.
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