Topic: Governmental Support For Amateur Sport

[dabrock]

I remember the 3 years for US citizenship because that's what it would have taken me since I was living there married to an American for a year. My father-in-law wanted me to get my green card and citizenship but we decided to live in Canada instead.

[Judas]

I remember the 3 years for US citizenship because that's what it would have taken me since I was living there married to an American for a year. My father-in-law wanted me to get my green card and citizenship but we decided to live in Canada instead.

Guess you're not a war-criminal then...???

Hah! i laughed at that part.

[Judas]

US Naturalization

[8] Most applicants must also have a working knowledge of the English language.[7] There are exceptions, introduced in 1990, for long-resident older applicants and those with mental or physical disabilities.[9][10] This requirement for an ability to read, write, and speak English is not regarded as too difficult, since the test requires that applicants read and write in English.

I get in trouble for this sometimes, but i do NOT think its 'racist' to expect immigrants to speak solid English. By solid i mean they can competently communicate IN ENGLISH with 95% ov people they meet. I think it would be utterly ignorant and stupid ov me to emigrate to India and not bother to learn the language. I expect the same courtesy. How do SOOO many immigrants get around this one...???

is able to speak English or French well enough to communicate with people [5]

Not even close to reality. Not in BC anyways. Just a peeve ov mine...

I've got a friend who's trying to immigrate from New Zealand. He's a 'good', intelligent professional, and the guy's been through the **** ringer. His Canadian wife was not born here, which caused some issue, but come on... we're not talking some shady cadre from the third world here. Since when did it become so bloody hard to seek a better life in the US or Canada...??? I know I would want to move here, so i cant fault others for wanting the same. And i question those who do...

[Chris Ⓐ LeRoux]

I would support nearly open immigration (basic security and communicative disease check on entry), IF we first eliminated the welfare state. It is insanely unjust to allow free entry to the nation to people who immediately get on the dole for welfare and all the rest of the slavery systems.

[Mike Wittmer]

I would support nearly open immigration (basic security and communicative disease check on entry), IF we first eliminated the welfare state. It is insanely unjust to allow free entry to the nation to people who immediately get on the dole for welfare and all the rest of the slavery systems.

I'm worried.  I seem to agree with you too much?  I'm I insane?

By they way, if you ever have to make one of those phone calls that ask you to press 1 for English and 2 for "Espanol", press 2.  Pressing one gets you somebody in India or who knows where, who speaks very poor English.  Option "2" will get you an American in Texas who speaks Spanish.  Just say, "I'm sorry, I thought I pressed 1."  They'll say that's OK, and they'll help you.

[Chris Ⓐ LeRoux]

Am I insane? Are you insane? Of course, I wouldn't say so. But, if you consistently stand for principles (like individual rights) in the mixed economy, you will be labeled a radical or extremist as I am.  I am proud of the label and a happy non-conformist, especially since in any ideological battle it is the more consistent party which wins in the long run. 

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[dabrock]

I am in agreement on the whole immigration thing but not really the immigrant system but the hugely abused refugee system. It's harder for a hard working person from the US, Europe, Australia, or New Zealand to get into Canada than for a criminal from a third world country. We've seen that a million times. First thing they do is suck on the welfare teet and at least INS in the US will keep track of them. In Canada it's just a promise to come back for their hearing in a year or so. We have become a huge joke.

Biggest problem is if you speak up against it your are automatically called a racist by the special interest groups that are being funded by the government to perpetuate this fraud on us. Personally, I think we should stop allowing refugees unless the US starts producing them since the rest are just asylum shoppers and not true refugees. If they cannot make it through the immigration process than they shouldn't make it.