The second part. the difficulty or the problem with the current status of the VRA. one being the length of time. the second one being what is in the current law right now. We are really not. by allowing multilingual ballots to continue. we are not really enforcing current law. Current law. and I should have it right here. says that if you come into this country. legally and become a legal naturalized U.S. citizen and therefore have the right to vote. current law states that you must. according to the law. under section 312 I think you referenced. if not on the floor tonight. in previous times. an applicant must demonstrate. "an understanding of the English language. including an ability to read. write and speak in ordinary usage the English language." So when you think about it. who are the people who are allowed to vote in this country? Well. they fall into two categories. one. you were born here and so you are a legal citizen. which means you went through the entire education process. age 1 through 18 in this country. So hopefully you have gone through our fine public schools or private or otherwise schools and so you should be able to read the English language. Second is the naturalized citizens. Naturalized are those who come through and come through the process. and those individuals are those people I have just cited section 312. who have certified. attested to. they have taken a test. a citizenship test. if you will. to become a citizen of this country. That test is administered in English. And at the end they basically certify that they can. that they possess the ability to read. write and speak the English language.
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