Originally Posted by california rick
Originally Posted by Schlack
and you can tell the difference how exactly?
1. The lack of English spoken. There is no way a person can go through the American educational system and not speak English - with the only exception to this caveat being President George W. Bush - Mr Bush does speak enough English to get by, however.

Legal immigrants learn English pretty much right-away through ESL classes: English as a Second Language as EmmaG has pointed out.

2. Behavior. Standing on the street waiting for work to find you. Legal residence simply go out and look for a job or mail resumes around.

3. Lack of social security card. New borns are required to have one.


My Polish-born grandparents spent the majority of their 80+ years on this planet speaking Polish. They lived in a Polish neighborhood in Detroit, shopped in Polish stores, and attended a Polish Roman Catholic church. Yeah, they picked up enough English to get by if they ventured outside their neighborhood, but they were hardly fluent. My mother didn't know a word of English until she started school...the nuns beat it into her...but she still spoke only Polish at home.

As far as newborns requiring SS numbers, I believe that only applies if the parents want to claim the child as an income tax deduction. If the parents aren't filing taxes anyway...

Larry
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