There are some among us that believe that we have an obligation to take into our country anyone who wants to come into our country for whatever reason they want to come into our country.
If you take the time to read through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...Citizenship Through Naturalization you will not find the following bullet points spelled out as valid reasons for becoming a citizen...
Ø Wants to come to America because of a strong desire to get rid of the U.S. Constitution and to replace it with Sharia Law.
Ø Wants to come here to be closer to the places he wants to blow up.
Ø Wants to become an American Citizen because he has a very contagious disease and the people that he is making sick in his home country are telling him to go away.
Here are some interesting parts of Citizenship Through Naturalization that you will not hear about on the Nightly News...
Ø An applicant for naturalization must show that he or she has been and continues to be a person attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States during the statutorily prescribed period.
Ø An applicant who is hostile to the basic form of government of the United States, or who does not believe in the principles of the Constitution, is not eligible for naturalization.
Ø The applicant must understand that he or she is sincerely and absolutely renouncing all foreign allegiance.
Ø The applicant must understand that he or she is giving true faith and allegiance to the United States, its Constitution and Laws.
Ø The applicant must understand that he or she is discharging all duties and obligations of citizenship including military and civil service when required by the law.
Ø The applicant’s true faith and allegiance to the United Statesinclude supporting and defending the principles of the Constitution by demonstrating an acceptance of the democratic, representational process established by the U.S. Constitution, and the willingness to obey the laws which result from that process.
Ø The officer will review an applicant’s record and testimony during the interview on the naturalization application to determine whether he or she was ever a member of or in any way associated with (either directly or indirectly) the Communist Party, any other totalitarian party or a terrorist organization.
Ø Current and previous membership in these organizations may indicate a lack of attachment to the Constitution and an indication that the applicant is not well-disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States. Membership in these organizations may also raise issues of lawful admission, good moral character or may even render the applicant removable.
If you think I am making things up again and want to read for yourself, go to https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-naturalization and read all about it.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
Lagniappe: Many practitioners of Sharia Law believe in limiting Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech & Freedom of Assembly. This does not sound very U.S. Constitutional to me.
Lagniappe Part 2: Hey, I just went over 60,000 Page Views! That is a momentous milestone because that’s just about what Katy Perry (whoever that is?) gets in a day.
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Katy Perry was the developer of Perry Homes in Atlanta. Would I kid you?
Good one, Fella.............. Thanks!!!
Can the o change the laws enacted by the Congress that you cited by executive order since he is a constitutional law expert having given a guest talk once at his law school I would have to bow to his opinion? if he does have to make a note of its number so the President can erase it on the way back after his swearing in.
As someone who came here first as a legal immigrant, then after complaining about election results, was shamed by my wife and then became a citizen, I thought I should comment on immigration.
First, you don't have to go through all the civics exams or know anything about the US Constitution or even our values before being given Legal Alien status! The only question I was asked when I arrived in 1974 was by a HUGE Immigration official who said "Son, are you willing to fight and DIE for the United States of America!"? My plane had already left so I humbly said yes! I later learned he shouldn't have asked that question but maybe it just should be one of the mandatory questions. Might scare off a few of the folks who are coming here for a free handout, not for what it takes to be free! 2 years after I applied to come to the USA legally, with a sponsor and guaranteed employment, I was legally allowed to live, work and pay taxes in the good old US of A. I paid taxes but couldn't vote, seems like there was a war started over taxes, a little ironic for a Brit but that's another story.
Well after being here 18 years, I was so vocal about the 1992 elections that when my wife said "why do you care, you can't even vote" I started my endeavor to become a United States Citizen. It took about 3 months, with an application then an interview at which time I was given some sample civics questions and told to study for a verbal exam. I have to say that when I took the sample questions to my office of about 40 people and asked them some of the same questions, there probably should have been 39 of them deported for having no knowledge of US civics whatsoever. To be fair, one person probably could have been given Legal Alien status. The second interview, which included the civics exam, lasted about one hour. After failing the first question "where was the Declaration of Independence signed" to which I drew a blank, said "Washington DC" and was humiliated by the examiner who sternly said "there was no Washington DC when it was signed. I suddenly remembered it was Philadelphia but it was too late, one wrong answer already! I nailed the rest of them and was then given a choice of two dates where I would appear in front of three Federal Judges who could ask me any question they wanted before they would have to unanimously agree that I was worthy of becoming a US Citizen.
I appeared in the ballroom of the Peabody hotel in Memphis, along with 346 other applicants (plus a couple of Peabody ducks), to complete my immigration process and hopefully claim my prize of becoming a US Citizen. I waited my turn, was asked a pretty basic question by each of the judges and proudly took my place back in the ranks. I was one of five Brits that day, eight Europeans total, the majority being from India, followed by SE Asia immigrants, Middle East immigrants and Latin Americans. I thought it was interesting to see quite a few of the applicants clearly not understanding the questions (or even basic English), don't know how they got through the civics exam at the second interview but nevertheless, they were helped through the answers to where all 346 of us stood and pledged allegiance to the United States of America.
This was probably the most proud moment of my life, save for my family and when they played the National Anthem, I actually cried and still do to this day, whenever I hear it played. It is somewhat embarrassing but definitely worth it to be living in this great country. The folks that kneel down when the anthem is played or burn the flag should have been born somewhere else and then gone through the process. Hopefully, they would have failed although I fear it is just becoming too easy now. The country has lost sight of what it means to be an American.
Sorry if this was too long but thought it would be good to have a perspective from an actual LEGAL immigrant/Citizen.
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