Thread: Should Voters Be Required to Understand English?

So should Driver's!!!

If they do not speak, read and write English...NO Driver's License!

And put everything in English!

Should a person speak English to vote in a Federal election? - It is the law.

A person must be a legal U.S. citizen, not just a green card holder, to vote in Federal elections. The ability to read and write English is STILL a requirement for citizenship.

Naturalization Eligibility Requirements

Before an individual applies for naturalization, he or she must meet a few requirements. Depending on the individual’s situation, there are different requirements that may apply. General requirements for naturalization are below.

• Be at least 18 years old at the time of filing Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.
• Be a permanent resident (have a “Green Card”) for at least 5 years.
• Show that you have lived for at least 3 months in the state or USCIS district where you apply.
• Demonstrate continuous residence in the United States for at least 5 years immediately preceding the date of filing Form N-400.
• Show that you have been physically present in the United States for at least 30 months out of the 5 years immediately preceding the date of filing Form N-400.
• Be able to read, write, and speak basic English.
• Have a basic understanding of U.S. history and government (civics).
• Be a person of good moral character.
• Demonstrate an attachment to the principles and ideals of the U.S. Constitution.

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/educators/naturalization-information



Naturalization Test

During the naturalization interview, a USCIS Officer will ask questions about an applicant's Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, and background. An applicant will also take an English and civics test unless he or she qualifies for an exemption or waiver. The English test has three components: reading, writing, and speaking. The civics test covers important U.S. history and government topics. See below to learn more about the test and the free study tools available to help your students prepare.
Speaking Test
An applicant's ability to speak English will be determined by a USCIS Officer during the eligibility interview on Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.
Reading Test
An applicant must read aloud one out of three sentences correctly to demonstrate an ability to read in English. The Reading Test Vocabulary List (PDF, 185 KB) will help your students study for the English reading portion of the naturalization test. The content focuses on civics and history topics.
Writing Test
An applicant must write one out of three sentences correctly to demonstrate an ability to write in English. The Writing Test Vocabulary List (PDF, 181 KB) will help your students study for the English writing portion of the naturalization test. The content focuses on civics and history topics.
Civics Test
There are 100 civics questions on the naturalization test (PDF, 295 KB). During an applicant's naturalization interview, he or she will be asked up to 10 questions from the list of 100 questions. An applicant must answer correctly six of the 10 questions to pass the civics test.
Your students have two opportunities to take the English and civics tests per application. If they fail any portion of the test during their first interview, they will be retested on the portion of the test that they failed between 60 and 90 days from the date of their initial interview.
For more information on the naturalization test, please visit:

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/ed...on-information


As a permanent resident, you have most of the rights of U.S. citizens. However, there are many important reasons to consider U.S. citizenship. Citizenship offers new rights and privileges, but comes with equally important responsibilities. As a citizen you can:

• Vote.
  Only citizens can vote in federal elections. Most states also restrict the right to vote, in most elections, to U.S. citizens.
• Serve on a jury.
  Only U.S. citizens can serve on a federal jury. Most states also restrict jury service to U.S. citizens. Serving on a jury is an important responsibility for U.S. citizens.
• Travel with a U.S. passport.
  A U.S. passport enables you to get assistance from the U.S. government when overseas, if necessary.
• Bring family members to the U.S.
  U.S. citizens generally get priority when petitioning to bring family members permanently to this country.
• Obtain citizenship for children under 18 years of age.
  In most cases, a child born abroad to a U.S. citizen is automatically a U.S. citizen.
• Apply for federal jobs.
  Certain jobs with government agencies require U.S. citizenship.
• Become an elected official.
  Only citizens can run for federal office (U.S. Senate or House of Representatives) and for most state and local offices.
• Keep your residency.
  A U.S. citizen’s right to remain in the United States cannot be taken away.
• Become eligible for federal grants and scholarships.
  Many financial aid grants, including college scholarships and funds given by the government for specific purposes, are available only to U.S. citizens.
• Obtain government benefits.
  Some government benefits are available only to U.S. citizens.
  
  https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/le...us-citizenship
  
  
  
  SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
  I am not a U.S. citizen and I registered to vote and voted in an election, what can happen to me?
  
  by Shorstein, Lasnetski & Gihon
  If you are not a United States citizen and you registered to vote, you could face criminal charges, denial of immigration benefits and even deportation from the country. These possibilities get even worse if you actually voted in an election.
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  There are federal and state laws that prohibit people who are not eligible to vote (usually non-citizen immigrants) from registering to vote and voting. It is a federal crime for a non-citizen immigrant to vote in a federal election. If you are not a citizen, you can be prosecuted, sent to prison and deported for voting in a federal election, even if you did not know you were not allowed to vote.
  
  The very act of registering to vote requires that a person certify that they are a United States citizen and eligible to vote. Anyone who registers to vote and is not a citizen, has likely made what is known as a false claim to citizenship. A false claim to citizenship can stick with a non-citizen forever and stop someone from getting a green card, getting citizenship and can even lead to detention an deportation from the United States.
  
  You may be thinking to yourself: everyone knows only citizens are eligible to vote, why would anyone who is not a citizen register? Or an even better question: why wouldn’t the person who is registering people to vote make sure the person registering is a U.S. citizen before letting them register?
  
  The scary truth is that the people who are registering people to vote often times do not know the law, they do not know only citizens can vote, and they are not properly trained or informed of this fact. Sometimes they are told not to ask about citizenship at all and just get people registered. Even worse, many times lawful permanent residents, foreign students and others who are applying for a driver’s license are asked by the driver’s license officials if they want to register to vote. The DMV officials do not explain to them that they have to be a U.S. citizen. They do not explain to them that by registering to vote and signing for their driver’s license, they are claiming to be a U.S. citizen, an act that can haunt them forever.
  
  If you are not a U.S. citizen and you are registered to vote or you have voted in an election, please, please go see an experienced and trusted immigration attorney as soon as possible. An attorney who knows this area of the law, like me https://www.slgattorneysflorida.com/john-gihon.html can help non-citizens do damage control in a situation that can potentially lead to the denial of immigration benefits and deportation.
  
  If you are not a U.S. citizen and you have registered to vote or voted, all is not lost; you are not guaranteed a plane ticket back the country where you were born. Depending on the facts of your case and your immigration status, you may have defenses to the false claim to citizenship and unlawful voting.
  
  For example, if you are a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) and you have been in the country for many years, and you registered to vote or voted, you may be able to keep your green card, avoid deportation and even successfully apply for citizenship.

If you are not a citizen and have registered to vote or voted and you have lived in the U.S. since you were a child, and your parents are citizens, you may not have violated the criminal or immigration laws on this subject.

If you are not a citizen and you voted in a federal election-one where you were voting on the President or Congress-then you have likely violated the federal law on unlawful voting, even if you did not know you were doing anything wrong.

If you are not a citizen and you voted in only a state or local election, and you did not know you were doing anything wrong, you may not have violated the criminal or immigration laws on the subject.

This area of criminal and immigration law is very confusing and can lead to very serious consequences, whether you knew you were doing anything wrong or not.

If you need an immigration attorney anywhere in the United States, but certainly if you live in Orlando or Jacksonville, please call Shorstein, Lasnetski & Gihon.

If you are not a citizen and you registered to vote or voted, call us today to set up an appointment to find out how to try and protect your immigration status.

Visit our website for more information about SLG: http://www.slgattorneys.com
https://www.floridaimmigrationlawyerblog.com/2016/09/i_am_not_a_us_citizen_and_i_re_1.htm



It looks like there is loophole that if they were here before 16 and didn't KNOW they were illegal,'t hey might get off. But all of these self proclaimed DREAMERS know they are illegal.

18 U.S. Code § 611 - Voting by aliens

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(a)It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, unless—(1)the election is held partly for some other purpose;

(2)aliens are authorized to vote for such other purpose under a State constitution or statute or a local ordinance; and

(3)voting for such other purpose is conducted independently of voting for a candidate for such Federal offices, in such a manner that an alien has the opportunity to vote for such other purpose, but not an opportunity to vote for a candidate for any one or more of such Federal offices.


(b)Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

(c)Subsection (a) does not apply to an alien if—(1)each natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or naturalization);

(2)the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining the age of 16; and

(3)the alien reasonably believed at the time of voting in violation of such subsection that he or she was a citizen of the United States.


(Added Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, § 216(a), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–572; amended Pub. L. 106–395, title II, § 201(d)(1), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1635.)

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/611