The local weekly stopped fifteen people on the streets of Albuquerque and asked them what they thought of the Patriot Act. Only three had an opinion' the others either didn't know what it was or said they weren't interested in politics.
Dana > > I've simply have been astounded at the level of ignorance that many native > > born Americans about their own country. I'm not talking about school aged > > kids but adults, in the DC area where they should know better. By the time > > I take my citizenship exam I'm required to know the processes involved. > > > > Anyhow here's an interesting piece on the citizenship ceremonies and > tests: > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49293-2003Jun29.html > > > > As I said it would be very instructive to see how those born in this > > country fair on these same tests. > > > > larry > > > > At 11:47 AM 7/7/2003 -0700, William Bowen wrote: > > > > I would love to see the percentage of citizen who would > > > > actually pass the citizenship test. > > > > > >**Tim-unist alert on Larry!!** > > > > > >Ahh, there's the rub, eh? Fortunately, we don't have to as we were born > > >here. > > > > > >:-) > > > > > >will > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 5:54 AM > > >Subject: RE: US Citizenship Test > > > > > > > > > > Um what joke? That is what exactly happened to me. I admit I was > somewhat > > > > flippant with that comparison, It was somewhat inappropriate. The > point I > > > > was making was the treatment many legitimate immigrants face when > > > > attempting to become naturalized citizens. The government put up > higher > > > > barriers and has stiffer requirements for legal immigrants than for > native > > > > born Americans. I would love to see the percentage of citizen who > would > > > > actually pass the citizenship test. > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > At 07:42 AM 7/7/2003 -0400, Heald, Tim wrote: > > > > >Even as a joke this disgusts me. > > > > > > > > > >Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > > >From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 3:26 PM > > > > >To: CF-Community > > > > >Subject: Re: US Citizenship Test > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I remember all too well from my first set of interviews for > > > > >residency. The interviewer was absolutely convinced that I was > > > > >trying to scam the government, that is until she asked for > > > > >documentary evidence that Wendy and I were married. Aside from the > > > > >certificate that is. I had waited until my J-1 Foreign Researcher > > > > >visa was about to expire and so was able to present to them a lot of > > > > >documentation. When I gave the person 4 years of cancelled cheques, > > > > >all here response was Oh, My. > > > > > > > > > >Needless to say there was no problems after that. I cannot say that > > > > >about the guy a couple of cubicles down from my interview. They were > > > > >giving him quite the 3rd degree about a couple of arrests. > > > > > > > > > >I've taken a few practice tests for the citizenship exam and have > > > > >done fairly well on it. I really should complete the process this > > > > >year - its a dilemma? $150 for the CFMX cert or the $250 (plus) for > > > > >the citizenship... > > > > > > > > > >larry > > > > > > > > > > >ya, it's oral and more of an interview than a test, I gather. But > they > > >are > > > > > >careful not to ask you questions with no correct answer, like "who > has > > >the > > > > > >right to delare war?" Erm, are we talking high school civics or > real > > >life > > > > > >here? The quesions are all and cut and dry, like, who is your > senator > > >or > > > > > >what do the stars on the flag represent. > > > > > > > > > > > >fwiw I got 8 out of 9. I refuse to count that quesion about the > rights > > >of > > > > > >aliens; none of the answers given is correct. I did get life libery > and > > >the > > > > > >pursuit of happiness wrong. > > > > > > > > > > > >Dana > > > > > > > > > > > >Larry C. Lyons writes: > > > > > > > > > > > >> Same here. Mind you 10 questions are nothing like the actual > test. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> larry > > > > > >> > > > > > >> >http://www.rd.com/common/nav/index.jhtml?articleId=9526064 > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> >I got 10 out of 10. > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
