What happened to American Citizenship?

Gaer

Gaer

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The TV News just said New York is allowing 800,000 illegal aliens, who came over the Southern border, to vote.
Shouldn't this be a gratuity earned by becoming a citizen?

I'd like to hear what YOU have to say about this.
I was kind of upset that I didn't have to prove my identity at the last election.
 

Gaer said:
The TV News just said New York is allowing 800,000 illegal aliens
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According to the NY Times it is NOT "illegal" aliens:
"The City Council is planning to approve a bill that would allow more than 800,000 noncitizen New Yorkers to register as members of political parties and vote in municipal elections, provided they are green card holders or have the right to work in the United States."

They pay taxes so I guess it is fair if you believe in no taxation without representation.
 
HoneyNut said:
According to the NY Times it is NOT "illegal" aliens:
"The City Council is planning to approve a bill that would allow more than 800,000 noncitizen New Yorkers to register as members of political parties and vote in municipal elections, provided they are green card holders or have the right to work in the United States."

They pay taxes so I guess it is fair if you believe in no taxation without representation.
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The New York Times is not always correct in their reporting, but I just heard this without any explained facts.
Thanks for the clarifying. Hope this is correct.
 
HoneyNut said:
According to the NY Times it is NOT "illegal" aliens:
"The City Council is planning to approve a bill that would allow more than 800,000 noncitizen New Yorkers to register as members of political parties and vote in municipal elections, provided they are green card holders or have the right to work in the United States."

They pay taxes so I guess it is fair if you believe in no taxation without representation.
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Thanks for the clarification, doesn't sound like anything to get upset about.
 
Gaer said:
Hope this is correct.
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I read the rest of the article, it said DACA people were included, which I guess the DACA program was for children that were brought here illegally but later got some rights under DACA.
All the green card holders I am familiar with are from work, so they are all IT professionals. At work over the years they regularly become citizens. I think it is just the way the US has always been, only part of my ancestors were here pre-American Revolution, mostly I'm descended from immigrants that came in the 1800s.
 
Pepper said:
Yes, they must be permanent residents. I said I don't like it. Maybe I'm wrong.
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It has caused problems in several cities here. For example, I think it was San Jose, but I'm not positive, the city proposed a pretty large, low-income apartment complex in a specific area that was deemed "under-housed". It was an ethnic area - like here in Sacramento, we have Little Saigon. It was like that, but Hispanic, and there's a slew of Hispanic small business owners in that area; restaurants and clothing stores and such. The people there didn't want the apartments built in the "heritage-rich" area, and they voted it out.

Now that area is rich with homeless people. They siesta all day and burglarize all night.
 
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HoneyNut said:
According to the NY Times it is NOT "illegal" aliens:
"The City Council is planning to approve a bill that would allow more than 800,000 noncitizen New Yorkers to register as members of political parties and vote in municipal elections, provided they are green card holders or have the right to work in the United States."

They pay taxes so I guess it is fair if you believe in no taxation without representation.
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Thank you for the clarification, too much panic reaction these days. :rolleyes:
 
I firmly believe that Any person who decides to immigrate to another nation has the obligation of seeking "citizenship" in their adopted nation, learn the language, and abide by the laws of that new nation.

I married a young German girl when I was in Germany, and when we arrived back in the States, she spoke limited English, but she learned fairly quickly, and began the process of getting US citizenship soon after. She still maintains some German "traditions", but has transitioned nicely.
 
Don M, I am glad there are multiple cultures within our country. With that said, I agree with you that there should be some effort to assimilate. My partner is Filipino. His parents moved to the US during the 60's, when medical professionals were encouraged to immigrate from the Philippines. He was 5 years old and quickly became a US citizen. Although his parents kept many of their traditions (and why not), the kids were encouraged to speak English. His English is better than mine. Other Filipinos start to speak to him in Tagalog and he doesn't understand it.

I will say that I really admire people who are multi-lingual because, especially for adults, learning another language is extremely difficult.
 
What Happened to American Citizenship?

It became politically incorrect. I have no problem with any race, creed or religion coming to the U.S. and going through the legal process of becoming a citizen by submitting Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. Having said that I think only people who are U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in any U.S. election. In my opinion the political correctness movement is where many of the issues seen in our society today originate from.
 
Gaer said:
The TV News just said New York is allowing 800,000 illegal aliens, who came over the Southern border, to vote.
Shouldn't this be a gratuity earned by becoming a citizen?

I'd like to hear what YOU have to say about this.
I was kind of upset that I didn't have to prove my identity at the last election.
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Over here you cannot vote unless you are an Australian citizen.
I assumed it would be the same in other countries worldwide, are the politicians attempting to buy their votes by allowing them access to the U.S.A.? It's preposterous!
Is it not highly illegal for non-US citizens to vote?
 

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