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Should there be a Federal law that states that you cannot become a naturalized citizen of the USA, unless you can read, write and speak English, fluently?

Asked by JackAdams (6574points) August 28th, 2008

This question is prompted because a Federal judge refused to administer the formal oath to an elderly woman (at a public swearing-in ceremony), because it was revealed to him that she didn’t speak/understand English.

None of the signs at the US Post Office are in any languages other than English, which indicates that our federal government might have an “English-only” attitude.

August 28, 2008, 5:24 AM EDT

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