"Illegal" Immigration in France

Below is a link to an article (by North Devon Journal) written earlier this month about Britain's fear over a quadrupled number of "illegal" immigrants coming in from the Calais, Northern France Border. A camp set up in Calais is estimated to have about 1500 people. France is giving these residents the opportunity to apply for asylum or be repatriated.

According to information from the Associated Press and Telegraph, both France and Britain are looking toward working together for a solution. Bernard Cazeneuve, France's interior minister, told the BBC when asked if he believed British police should be sent to Calais: "It would be very useful to have more policemen here and we try to find a way of being in a common system here concerning police, in order to explain to all the immigrants in Calais that it's impossible to cross the Channel.”

http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Fears-fold-increse-illgeal-immigrants-entering-UK/story-24025205-detail/story.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/11209753/France-wants-British-police-in-Calais-to-solve-tremendous-problem-with-illegal-immigration.html

Naturalization Civics Test

Part of the naturalization process is being able to pass an English test and a civics test. According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service(USCIS),"To become a naturalized U.S. citizen, you must pass the naturalization test. At your naturalization interview, you will be required to answer questions about your application and background. You will also take an English and civics test unless you qualify for an exemption or waiver."

The website has sample questions for the civics test. There is a list of 100 questions from which 10 are asked during the interview. A person must answer 6 out of 10 questions correctly to pass the civics portion of the naturalization test. Booklets and CDs with sample test questions are also provided for the applicant to study months before the interview. Test your knowledge of U.S history and civics. Below is the link to the 100 questions and answers from the Department of Homeland Security's USCIS website.

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Office%20of%20Citizenship/Citizenship%20Resource%20Center%20Site/Publications/100q.pdf
 

Is world peace a dream?

Is world peace a dream? How important are national borders? What does the native land mean to citizens? Was there ever a time when there was peace between Israel and Palestine? We wonder but there are people whose lives actively seek answer and solutions to these questions. There are places in the world where war is the norm and temporary cease-fires are the only taste of any kind of peace.

 

Elias Chacour, is a Melkite Catholic priest. He was born into Palestinian Christian family and lived in the village of Biram in Upper Galilee in 1939. Following the footsteps of his saintly parents, he has made peace and reconciliation between Israel and Palestine his life’s mission.

 

An Amazon review of his book Blood Brothers summarizes, "As a child, Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in Galilee. When tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and nearly one million forced into refugee camps in 1948, Elias began a long struggle with how to respond. In his book Blood Brothers, he blends his riveting life story with historical research to reveal a little-known side of the Arab-Israeli conflict. It offers hope and insight that can help each of us learn to live at peace in a world of tension and terror."