This article doesn't address diligence in English language acquisition; it discusses the complex reasons why some legal immigrants decide to pursue naturalization or not. We must be careful not to conflate the issues of language and geography. The article does not say that Latin American immigrants are less proficient in English than others, just that they naturalize at a lower rate. This is due to the proximity of the home country and the possibility of
traveling back and forth to visit relatives and perhaps retire. The article suggests that immigration policy is pushing more people to naturalize than in the past.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Harold Schiffman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Date: Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 11:00 AM<br>WashPost: Many immigrants in the U.S. stop midway along the path of citizenship<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_quote">As a follow-up to last week's discussion of English language requirement and path<br>to US citizenship I thought members of this list would be interested. In particular it<br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">shows that some immigrant groups are more diligent in their pursuit of English proficiency<br>than some others.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">H. Schiffman<br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
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