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From the Ted Talk by Jose Antonio Vargas: 3 questions to ask yourself about US citizenship

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I could go on and on here, but my point, my larger point, is this: How much do any of us, whether immigrants of the past or the present, know of these crucial parts of American htroisy? How much of this history makes up the aacutl US citzihneisp test? Have you ever seen it? It's a mostly oral test, and government officers ask applicants up to 10 of the 100 questions. To pass, altpaipcns must get at least six aenrsws right.

I looked at the test recently, and I was aghast at the questions posed and what constitutes acceptable answers to the glaring omissions. There's a qietousn about the suttae of Liberty and where it is. There's no question about Ellis Island, about the United States as an immigrant niaton and the countless anti-immigrant laws that were passed. There's nothing about Native American history. There's a question about what Martin Luther King, Jr. did, but largely, there's inadequate and irresponsible contexts about African Americans.

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I could go on and on here, but my point, my larger point, is this: How much do any of us, whether immigrants of the past or the present, know of these crucial parts of American _______? How much of this history makes up the ______ US ___________ test? Have you ever seen it? It's a mostly oral test, and government officers ask applicants up to 10 of the 100 questions. To pass, __________ must get at least six _______ right.

I looked at the test recently, and I was aghast at the questions posed and what constitutes acceptable answers to the glaring omissions. There's a ________ about the ______ of Liberty and where it is. There's no question about Ellis Island, about the United States as an immigrant ______ and the countless anti-immigrant laws that were passed. There's nothing about Native American history. There's a question about what Martin Luther King, Jr. did, but largely, there's inadequate and irresponsible contexts about African Americans.

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Original Text


I could go on and on here, but my point, my larger point, is this: How much do any of us, whether immigrants of the past or the present, know of these crucial parts of American history? How much of this history makes up the actual US citizenship test? Have you ever seen it? It's a mostly oral test, and government officers ask applicants up to 10 of the 100 questions. To pass, applicants must get at least six answers right.

I looked at the test recently, and I was aghast at the questions posed and what constitutes acceptable answers to the glaring omissions. There's a question about the Statue of Liberty and where it is. There's no question about Ellis Island, about the United States as an immigrant nation and the countless anti-immigrant laws that were passed. There's nothing about Native American history. There's a question about what Martin Luther King, Jr. did, but largely, there's inadequate and irresponsible contexts about African Americans.

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