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Randy D

Why would someone say it's pathetic that "the only requirement to become an American citizen is to be born here"?


  First of all, it's inaccurate. Thousands of people every year become American citizens through naturalization, none of whom were born in the US.
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Posted - July 24, 2019
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  • Well if they ever start giving a test to everyone in order to achieve residency 
    I'm most assuredly doomed if it involves a lot of math.
    I would just have to move to Canada.
    I better start learning the words to "Oh Canada" now!
    Jamie will help me.  I bet she's a good singer.
    We'll do a duet and eat some of that poutine stuff.

    Kinda sounds vulgar...I wanna eat her poutine.
    *shudders*
    I think we'll just sing. 

    NO TESTS!


     This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at July 24, 2019 6:05 PM MDT
      July 24, 2019 6:53 AM MDT
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  • 34436
    Also some are citizens because their parent(s) are citizens. 
      July 24, 2019 6:57 AM MDT
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  • 4624
    Perhaps because 98% of Americans are descended from immigrants.
      July 24, 2019 2:32 PM MDT
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  • 1893
    Everyone in North and South America are immigrants, some just came 10,00 years earlier if archeologists are right
      July 24, 2019 3:39 PM MDT
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