[Lazamataz]

BILLIONS OF PEOPLE DON'T COME TO AMERICA
Women, children hit hardest

[ffusco]

Why bother, as uninvited guests they get much at no cost. Ther should be rounded up and forced to live in Alaska.

[Beck_isright]

"Office of Citizenship"

Has that real cool, ya know, like, 1984 ring to it...doesn't it?

[thegreatbeast]

I confess I only read the first few sentences but these people don't belong here. Ship them out. Now!

[cyborg]

My friend just called to report they're taking her fingerprints for her citizenship test (US that is). She's from Ghana. My mother didn't become a US citizen for twenty five years because of national,ethnic pride. After she became a US citizen, I think she saw many of her fears were unfounded. She loves America, but Trinidad will always be home and England will always be the mother country.

Perhaps the biggest reason for Canadians and Mexicans not becoming citizens is the closeness of countries, and it's not as if Canada is like Cuba (oppression and poverty).

[Maceman]

Poor language skills and pride in national origin are two reasons why nearly eight million foreign residents eligible for U.S. citizenship have not applied, according to a study released Wednesday.

If they are so damn proud of their national origin, then what the HELL are they doing HERE? I am proud as hell of MY natural origin, which is why I am not living outside of the US.

BTW, everyone needs to be reminded that there are only four kinds of people living in this country:

*Native Americans
*Foreign-born naturalized Americans
*Legal guests of the American People.
*Criminals.

[CaptRon]

Poor language skills and pride in national origin

If they're so proud of their national origin why aren't the still in their nation?

[Happy2BMe]

"Of the 7.9 million eligible foreign residents, 2.3 million are from Mexico, according to the report. The report did not include a breakdown for Canadians."

I question those numbers.

Mexicans are far more likely to benefit from U.S. citizenship for reasons of improving their living standards than are Canadians.

When was the last time you walked into "Mall USA" and seen hundreds and hundreds of Canadians hanging around the entrance or walking up and down the aisles in WalMart?

[varon]

Millions refuse U.S. Citizenship

What else besides a 3" x 5" American flag on a popsickle stick at the ceremonies do they get that they don't enjoy already? Where is the incentive?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

To encourage more applications, the Bush administration this week announced the creation of the Office of Citizenship.

Bush is to immigration what Carter was to the nation's energy policy.

[William Terrell]

If they became American citizens, they would have to shoulder the moral responsibilies for that citizenship.

[dennisw]

Another reason is these immigrants have zero loyalty to the United States of America. They are economic opportunists only. They are here for the money to be made, to educate their children. And their long term plans are to retire/return to the old country and live like a king on what they made here, on the taxes they avoided in their convenience stores, cleaning services and restaurants and the SS payments they can recieve in Mexico, Peru, Greece, Poland when they return home.

[gubamyster]

ping

[Carry_Okie]

Poor language skills and pride in national origin are two reasons why nearly eight million foreign residents eligible for U.S. citizenship have not applied, according to a study released Wednesday.

A nation that doles out buckets of public assistance indiscriminately, doesn't require citizenship, understanding its language, or respecting its laws are the principal reasons why nearly eight million foreign residents eligible for U.S. citizenship have not applied, according common sense logic understood by all but immigrunt activist academics and complicit bureaucrats doling out grant money.

[Noachian]

To encourage more applications, the Bush administration this week announced the creation of the Office of Citizenship.

Why does the most powerful nation on earth need a bureaucracy to "encourage" aliens to come here? The last I heard we were having a hard time keeping them out. It might do the country good to see less immigrants coming this way. Let them go toFrance.

Mexicans and Canadians are among the nationalities least likely to apply for citizenship

Why should they? A lot of Mexicans aren't here to become Americans; they're here to become middle class Mexicans retiring in Mexico. American citizenship means little to people just here for the money. Meanwhile they change our laws, drain our treasury, and then head back the Third World Mexican towns they came from while Americans have to live with the changes they wrought here.

[Paulus Invictus]

And where is Homeland Security in this unending debacle? (sorry, I keep asking this question. Worse, I just discovered that my state is one that allows illegals to get drivers licenses--OH, THE HUMANITY!)

[Mr. Bird]

Of the 7.9 million eligible foreign residents, 2.3 million are from Mexico, according to the report. The report did not include a breakdown for Canadians. The rate of Mexicans seeking citizenship has climbed from 19 percent in 1995 to 34 percent in 2001, the report said. The number of Canadians seeking citizenship has remained at about 50 percent in recent years.

Ok. We don't know how many Canadians are eligible for naturalization, but we know that half of them are seeking it. Does that make any sense to anyone?

[Spok]

"Millions refuse U.S. Citizenship"

So does that mean they can only vote in California?

[BossLady]

Here's a thought.......if a person refuses citizenship, they do not reap any benefits of our great nation. There should be a check list somewhere on a form that says:

Would you like to become a US citizen?

______yes

______no

***Checking NO means priviledges of said citizenship shall be revoked and void. A national may only stay in the country 90 days and may not earn any income.

[LibertyAndJusticeForAll]

"Bush administration this week announced the creation of the Office of Citizenship"

Unlike his newly created Unfair Trade Practices Team that will do nothing but talk and continue down the same path we are on, the Office of Citizenship will probably be a blazing success.