I personally think there should be some sort of written evidence of someone’s family history. Just as doctors collect information on someone’s medical history (including that of their family members), I think a similar thing could be done for political/religious affiliations and history. For example, at my late grandfather’s funeral, a booklet was given out to all the attendees containing his biography, which clearly stated that he joined the Chinese anti-communist, nationalist army as a young man and retreated to Taiwan with them. The latter part of it detailed his conversion to Christianity and his faithful service to the church in his later years, and then the last pages of the booklet contained the lyrics of his favorite hymns. I think if there was written evidence that someone had a family background like that, they would be nearly guaranteed not to be communists themselves.
If they are vetted thoroughly for either no CCP connections or active animosity toward the CCP, coupled with being made aware of guaranteed severe punishment for espionage. This is all of course pie-in-the-sky thinking from someone who thinks it's possible for the US to have an efficient legal apparatus that isn't actively trying to destory it from within
Send them to Taiwan and tell them that they can wait in the Real China while we process their requests. If they're OK with that, then they're probably not CCP. If they protest, they probably are CCP.
The way I figure is they're a bit like the North Koreans. They're taught from a young age to hate their adversaries (Taiwan being a particularly egregious sore on their culture).
I think that would be a reasonable litmus test, don't you?
Make the process a difficult and expensive struggle so they have to prove it. Also, require they give up any other citizenship before being naturalized.
How do you make sure someone loves America? It's possible to lie.
I personally think there should be some sort of written evidence of someone’s family history. Just as doctors collect information on someone’s medical history (including that of their family members), I think a similar thing could be done for political/religious affiliations and history. For example, at my late grandfather’s funeral, a booklet was given out to all the attendees containing his biography, which clearly stated that he joined the Chinese anti-communist, nationalist army as a young man and retreated to Taiwan with them. The latter part of it detailed his conversion to Christianity and his faithful service to the church in his later years, and then the last pages of the booklet contained the lyrics of his favorite hymns. I think if there was written evidence that someone had a family background like that, they would be nearly guaranteed not to be communists themselves.
If they are vetted thoroughly for either no CCP connections or active animosity toward the CCP, coupled with being made aware of guaranteed severe punishment for espionage. This is all of course pie-in-the-sky thinking from someone who thinks it's possible for the US to have an efficient legal apparatus that isn't actively trying to destory it from within
Problem is, reasonable proposals like yours are how it starts in the first place.
Then it slowly degenerates, as we have seen with the history of our own country.
Which is why I'm no longer willing to compromise. They already have a huge country. They can fix it.
There might be a hilarious third option though.
Send them to Taiwan and tell them that they can wait in the Real China while we process their requests. If they're OK with that, then they're probably not CCP. If they protest, they probably are CCP.
I like the way you think.
The way I figure is they're a bit like the North Koreans. They're taught from a young age to hate their adversaries (Taiwan being a particularly egregious sore on their culture).
I think that would be a reasonable litmus test, don't you?
Unfortunately that may be the pragmatic reality, but I still hold out hope for a foreign pede for domestic soy exchange program
Do they post on TDW? Check, they love America.
Except for the ones shilling laser sights
Or fake silver coins with Trump's head on them. Coins are free! Only pay shipping! Ya right.
Make the process a difficult and expensive struggle so they have to prove it. Also, require they give up any other citizenship before being naturalized.
Not being a Democrat is a good start..