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So many adds on television about the “conservative” plan to build a border fence, to teach English to millions of illegals, to make them pay a fine, make them go to the back to the end of the line...
Yeah, right.
Think bigger. Multiply the budget to accommodate immigrants with up to 150 different languages who need adult ESL training. The ACA is currently providing translations for 150 different languages to encourage people to enroll.
There is no need to pay to tutor illegals. They are the ones seeking the benefit of citizenship, they should study the language.
Like the citizenship test for legal immigrants, it’s the applicants responsibility to prepare for the test, which includes questions about American history, politics, government and culture. Should the applicant fail, they reschedule the test, and pay the fee for retaking the test. If they pass, they get to move towards getting their citizenship certificate.
I have prepared people for the citizenship test, it’s not terribly difficult, but it does require knowing a bit more about America than the average Rachel Maddow viewer would know. Nobody complains about difficulty or cost of study, it’s their duty to assimilate into their adoptive country.
It’s starts like this, YOU learn Spanish! It will be deemed racist, and culturally disrespectful to make Hispanics learn English. So Americans will required to bend over and kiss their....