Pakistani arrested in Times Square car bomb attack

aerial wrote:

Nationalized citizens that travel to Pakistan and are terrorist are not the same as a born citizen....he should never have been given citizenship

Wow I just saw this. This says a lot about you aerial and you are the one who says we're not a racist country.

Peace

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

so let me get this straight, naturalized citizens are not real americans? the naturalization process is not easy, and if the majority of those born here would be required to know some of the things that the naturalized ones have to learn i think we would be a better country.

I totally agree, my brother in Law had to go through the naturalization process and it was a 3 year ordeal. My sister pulled him through it ALL he had to learn and he's 10 times better for what he now knows. All with the help of an expensive immigration lawyer, I feel for those who can't afford one.

Peace

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

seriously...look at what your average born citizens do, most of them do not vote and most of them could probably not pass a 9th grade civics exam or an american history exam. they generally know the first and second ammendments and that's about it....yet they think that naturalized citizens are not "real" and are unworthy of the same rghts as "born" citizens or that they somehow do not belong here...

I think having the right to vote is important, but not being forced to vote just as important. I would rather the people who willfully choose to stay uninformed on issues stay home on election day no matter who they would have voted for. And choosing not to vote isn't always laziness. It is also about not liking your choices. In 2004 I didn't vote for the president on my ballot because I did not like any of the choices I had. I don't think there is anything wrong with that.
And saying the average citizen can even give you the first and second amendment is reaching...but I don't think most would tell you that naturalized citizens are not real and unworthy.