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Texas Considering Citizenship Test as High School Requirement
 
By Paul | Commentator | May 11, 2017 11:52AM

The state of Texas has been leading the way in cracking down on illegal immigration, as it has one of the nation’s largest illegal immigrant populations, more than 1.6 million people.

Texas has been so strong in combating illegal immigration that its governor, Greg Abbott, signed a bill banning sanctuary cities. Now the Texas legislature is doing more, this time targeting citizens of their own state.
 

In order to become a citizen of the United States, immigrants must pass a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services test, and a Texas bill, which just passed the House, would require Texas public high school students to take the very same test in order to graduate.

Read more: http://thepoliticalinsider.com/texas-citizenship-test-high-school-requirement/#ixzz4grUJiIix

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Re: Texas Considering Citizenship Test as High School Requirement
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2017, 11:14:32 am »
It's a state issue and a good idea.  A civics class would be good too
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