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From: "Martha C. Larsen" <marthal@open.org>
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Subject: [NIFL-ESL:4049] Spelling - Citizenship
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Hello all who are concerned about this,
I have received various responses for my request for more sentences
to add to a list of the spelling given for the citizenship test. There
are only a few places who use the computer list. (Portland, OR is one of
these places.) ONe of the these dictated sentences from the computer was:
"Men were often without rags and shoes." !!!!!!!!!!
The comment of the person who sent it was "Very strange question."
The very best responses I received were from center who have worked,
sometimes with their lawyers, with their immigration center so that there
is a set list of sentences - e.g. 30 - 50, and these are the only ones given
and in one case, those taking the test only have to have 60% of the sentence
correct.
I encourage everyone to work with their immigration center, if
necessary with lawyers, in order to change this very unjust part of the
naturalization test.
Thank you to all who wrote to me.
martha
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