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thinkum

What decade is this, again?

Jun 29, 2011 18:01

So, I had the afternoon (most of it, anyway) off from work, and while I was puttering about, sanding paper mache, Fred suggested that we put on last night's Daily Show/Colbert Report, which normally we would watch while eating supper ( Read more... )

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thinkum June 30 2011, 13:34:20 UTC

At the moment, various sizes of pears and (on a lark) a miniature TARDIS. Playing with the stuff is a fantastic stress-reducer. ;-)

e11en June 30 2011, 22:40:03 UTC

Hmm, I don't remember that part about the Communist Party specifically but we did do our paperwork in Stockholm where they may have been less concerned about that. He hasn't become a citizen yet though, maybe that's where they get all McCarthy on your ass.

thinkum July 4 2011, 20:33:06 UTC

Our government never fails to boggle me!

nickless July 4 2011, 04:15:48 UTC

Yes, she actually did say that...and a preliminary 'net search seems to back her up.

Oh, that's totally part of it. You wouldn't believe the crap they make you answer/go through. You can check out the actual form here - the "Affiliations" section is on page 7. (There's a whole series of questions on possible Nazi connections, too.) "Good Moral Character" is page 8. The big part of the interview (besides the civics test, which is oral, and the dictation) is them questioning you about your answers on the application.

The base application page with all the instructions and forms is here. And people are surprised when immigrants say they'd rather just stay as permanent residents...

Do you happen to remember the name of the documentary? I do a naturalization unit with my students every few years and I'm always looking for things I can add.

thinkum July 4 2011, 20:32:04 UTC

Just saw your comment after spending a long weekend offline -- I see from your own LJ post that you already found the answer re: name of the film. :-)

Thanks for the link -- it's really quite horrifying, how little I know about the citizenship process. Seems like those of us born in the US should know a lot more about what immigrants have to go through, these days -- both to appreciate our own citizenship, and to make the citizenship process slightly less wacko. (Of course, the percent of natural-born citizens who would fail the test is so dismally high, I'm sure that's a lost cause...)

nickless July 5 2011, 04:18:32 UTC

s'okay, I just got to the original message last night. :) Imagine my delight when it popped up on a "what to watch this week" list. "Heeyyyy...."

It's insane - the hoops to jump through, the fees, the "oops, sorry, you didn't do that exactly right, start over - and pay us again!", the "okay, the nearest office is 6 hours away, here's your appointment time, if you're not there - start over", the TIME they have to wait... And then it all really boils down to what kind of mood the interviewer's in that day.

Here's the study guide for the test - 100 questions, they ask 10 random ones, you have to get 6 right. Like - "67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers." WTH??

Step #1 to reducing the number of illegal immigrants: make it easier to be here legally... /soapbox