@ISIDEWITHQuestionsimmigrationStarted 10yrs agoActive 6 days ago

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

The Canadian Citizenship test contains 20 questions which must be completed in 30 minutes or less. To pass the test applicants must answer 15 questions correctly. 80% of test takers currently pass the test.

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Yes
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Yes
11%
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3%
Yes, and it should test more than just a basic level of understanding
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No, most citizens couldn’t even pass a citizenship test
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Yes, but it should only cover very basic and simple topics

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 @5C58T5Pfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

that is a stupid question what are you going to do deport a citizen if they fail the test

 @5BT5HVRfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

No. This is a stupid question. What happens if they are born in Canada and they fail? We shoot them on the spot? Stupid.

 @5HX93R2from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes and it should be taught more adamantly in schools

 @B46V7MRfrom Alberta  answered…1mo1MO

Yes; the test should be borderline impossible, and even passing the test should be no guarantee of entry. Immigrants should be required to be sponsored by a Canadian citizen, and that individual would assume 100% financially responsible for the burden of that person; never the taxpayer. If the immigrant commits a crime, they will be deported to face the law in their country, and the sponsoring Canadian would face prosecution and punishment here for their actions,.

No sponsoring Canadian willing to take the risk on you? No entry

 @B4RSSZ5from Alberta  answered…1wk1W

Yes, but they should be able to pass a middle school level of understanding or average citizens understanding.

 @B44F335from Ontario  answered…1mo1MO

I think that immigrants should be required to pass a citizenship test, but the test should consist of things that the average, educated Canadian would be able to understand and pass as well.

 @B43S4G8from British Columbia  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, but only if they cannot prove equivalent education on the function and role of government, history, etc. from an educational institution like school or university, college, etc. However understanding of English or French should not be a heavy weighted requirement unless they intend to practice a trade or skill that relies on specific communication with those who speak these official languages.

 @B43QV9Mfrom Alberta  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, but it should be a series of introductory lessons in culture, law and history. Not a test to be graded

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…5mos5MO

FBI Director Chris Wray Will Resign

The F.B.I. director, Christopher A. Wray, told bureau employees on Wednesday that he intended to resign before the Trump administration begins, bowing to the reality that President-elect Donald J. Trump had publicly declared his desire to replace him.Mr. Wray made the disclosure while addressing employees Wednesday afternoon in remarks that tacitly acknowledged the politically charged position the F.B.I. now faces with an incoming president who openly scorns the agency.“I’ve decided the right thing for the bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current administration in January and then step down,” Mr. Wray said, adding, “This is the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray, while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important to how we do our work.”The director spoke wistfully about his time at the F.B.I. “This is not easy for me,” he said. “I love this place, I love our mission and I love our people.”The announcement comes after Mr. Trump said in late November that he intended to nominate Kash Patel, a longtime loyalist, to run the F.B.I., and more than two years before Mr. Wray’s 10-year term would have expired.Paul Abbate, the deputy F.B.I. director, is set to retire in April but would typically serve as acting director until Mr. Patel is confirmed. It is not clear who would replace Mr. Abbate, the most senior agent in the bureau.Over more than seven years, Mr. Wray oversaw one of the most consequential and tumultuous periods in the bureau’s history, juggling high-profile criminal investigations of political figures, heated congressional inquiries and two attempted assassinations of Mr. Trump.

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Kamala Harris is considering running for president again in 2028

Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation’s capital.But privately, the vice president has been instructing advisers and allies to keep her options open — whether for a possible 2028 presidential run, or even to run for governor in her home state of California in two years. As Harris has repeated in phone calls, “I am staying in the fight.”She is expected to explore those and other possible paths forward with family members over the winter holiday season, according to five people in the Harris inner circle, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. Her deliberations follow an extraordinary four months in which Harris went from President Joe Biden’s running mate to the top of the ticket, reenergizing Democrats before ultimately crashing on election night.“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”Harris concedes: 'We must accept the results of this election'SharePlay VideoMost immediately, Harris and her advisers are working to define how and when she will speak out against Donald Trump and reassert her own role in the Democratic Party. Closing out her term as vice president, she’s set to preside over certifying the November election she lost to Trump, and then appear at the once-and-future president’s inauguration on Jan. 20.“There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said.At the same time, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will have a long checklist to plow through before they leave the Naval Observatory for good.They have to decide whether they’ll take up permanent residence at their home in Los Angeles, or establish a base elsewhere. No matter where Harris and her family live, some around her have expressed concerns about safety, as her Secret Service protection expires six months after stepping away.

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