Sept. 21, 2025 7 AM PT
To the editor: So the commander in chief needs to make the civics check tougher (“Trump administration moves to make U.S. citizenship harder with revised civics test,” Sept. 18). That’s nice. I’m certain that the folks vying for a spot in our nice nation will really learn the necessities, research for the check and do nicely. They may do that as a result of they got here to this nation to share within the freedoms and tasks written within the Structure. They care about turning into residents.
However I’m not so certain about President Trump or his administration. They appear to treat the Structure, and congressionally authorised legal guidelines, merely as inconvenient pointers. Put pressure on organizations over their staff exercising their free speech rights? That’s OK. Ignore the separation of church and state? Simple. Who cares?
Due to this fact, I suggest that Trump and his cronies needs to be required to take the brand new civics check themselves. In the event that they fail, I consider they need to be booted from the White Home till they be taught what America and Individuals stand for and consider in.
Bob Zwissler, Manhattan Seaside
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To the editor: After studying this text, I simply needed to specific my alarm at Trump shifting to foist a brand new naturalization check and course of on aspiring residents. How about passing anybody who scores at or above what Trump scores on the identical check? And don’t get me began on the “ethical character” necessities.
Mary Hruby, Santa Monica
