{"id":3220,"date":"2013-04-25T14:38:20","date_gmt":"2013-04-25T18:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=3220"},"modified":"2018-12-28T16:08:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T21:08:02","slug":"gang-of-eight-breaks-its-promise-regarding-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2013\/04\/25\/gang-of-eight-breaks-its-promise-regarding-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Part II: Gang of Eight Breaks its Promise Regarding English"},"content":{"rendered":"
A close analysis of the Gang of Eight\u2019s amnesty bill (S.744) shows that despite promises by Senators in the Gang of Eight, illegal aliens will in fact not<\/span> be required to learn English at any time during the amnesty process.<\/p>\n First, illegal aliens are not required to learn English when they apply for amnesty, called \u201cregistered provisional immigrant\u201d status (RPI status). \u00a0The eligibility requirements are relatively straightforward. To be eligible for RPI status, an alien must demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the alien:<\/p>\n Nowhere in S.744 is there a requirement that illegal aliens learn English in order to get amnesty.<\/p>\n Moreover, S.744 does not require that illegal aliens learn English to renew their RPI status (which lasts for six years and is renewable indefinitely). To renew RPI status, an alien must simply establish that he\/she:<\/p>\n (Sec. 2101, INA 245B(c)(9), p.79-84)<\/p>\n In fact, the only English requirement \u00a0the Gang of Eight bill imposes on any illegal alien going through the amnesty process comes when the alien applies for a green card\u2014if he chooses to do so. \u00a0\u00a0However, an alien may satisfy the English requirement necessary for obtaining a green card by establishing merely \u00a0that :<\/p>\n Thus, even at the point of getting a green card \u201310 years into the future \u2013 an illegal alien who received amnesty must only show that he is studying English and civics. \n
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