They have usually been good and productive members of society for 20 years. Often they have raised families of -children who are American citizens. All that stands between these old people and citizenship is the requirement that they be able to speak. read. and write English. A young immigrant. with all of our educational facilities open to him at a time when he is most capable of learning. can reasonably be expected to acquire an adequate knowledge of English. If he does so. and meets the other requirements. he can become a citizen in only 5 years. There are thousands of people. however. whose age presents special barriers to attaining English literacy.
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