Activists Urge President to Act Alone on Immigration

VOAVideo: Activists Urge President to Act Alone on Immigration

New York immigration activists are calling on President Barack Obama to unilaterally end deportations and allow undocumented immigrants to work legally by the end of the summer. Daniela Schrier has more from New York.

GCFLearnFree.org Simple English GOVERNMENT

GCFLearnFree.org Simple English GOVERNMENT

West Wing Week 08/29/14 or "Choose the Harder Right Instead of the Easier Wrong"

wh.gov: West Wing Week 08/29/14 or "Choose the Harder Right Instead of the Easier Wrong"

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and beyond. This week, the White House honored two important anniversaries, for Women's Rights and Civil Rights, and the President announced new actions to improve access to quality healthcare for veterans.

NEW: N-400r Quiz 01

New: N-400r Quiz 01

• Children
• Citizenship
• Constitution
• Country
• Crime
• Date
• Eligibility (eligible)
• Email Address
• Home Address
• Legal Permanent Resident Card
• Marital Status
• Name
• Phone Number
• School
• Signature
• Taxes
• Terrorist
• Trips outside of the U.S.
• Vote
• Work

Revised N-400 Section 3 Interview

Revised N-400 Section 3 Interview

US Business Leaders Argue for Immigration Reform

VOANews: US Business Leaders Argue for Immigration Reform

U.S. President Barack Obama’s proposed comprehensive immigration reform remains stalled in a politically divided Congress, but business leaders around the country say immigration reform is needed to keep the economy growing. The situation was the focus of a recent business forum in Houston, where VOA’s Greg Flakus filed this report. Originally published at http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2423991.html

Easy Interview based on the Revised N-400

Easy Interview based on the Revised N-400 (via Google slides--corrected)

Easy Interview based on the Revised N-400 (handout pdf)

#citizenshipinterview USCIS_100:01-10

#citizenshipinterview will resume on Monday, Aug 25, 9 am (PST) with USCIS_100:01-10 on Twitter @uscitizenpod

Keep track with Quiz 10q-01-10

Citizenship Interview on Twitter

I am trying an experiment:

• On Sunday, August 24, I am tweeting the N400 Easy Interview
•  Available on:Twitter https://twitter.com/uscitizenpod #citizenshipinterview 
• On Monday, Aug 25, 9 am #citizenshipinterview will resume with 10 US History and Government questions 

Please check it out!

Revised N-400 Section 2 Interview

• Revised N-400 Section 2 Interview

West Wing Week 08/22/14 or, “The Summer Social Media Mailbag Edition”

wh.gov: West Wing Week 08/22/14 or, “The Summer Social Media Mailbag Edition”

Also check out Google Art Project: The White House

Revised N-400 Section 1 Interview

• Revised N-400 Section 1 Interview

US Citizenship Class Orientation Fall 2014--UPDATED!

uscitizenpod: Citizenship Class Orientation Fall 2014--UPDATED!

Simple Interview based on the Revised N-400

uscitizenpod: Simple Interview based on the Revised N-400

Easy Interview based on the Revised N-400

uscitizenpod: Easy Interview based on the Revised N-400

The Star Spangled Banner Presented by the United States Air Force Band

USCIS 100:98. What is the name of the national anthem?

ListenandReadAlong: The Star Spangled Banner Presented by the United States Air Force Band

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

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This media file is a work of a U.S. Department of Defense employee, made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the media file is in the public domain.

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This composition is also in the public domain in countries that figure copyright from the date of death of the artist (post mortem auctoris) in this case Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779--January 11, 1843) and John Stafford Smith (March 30, 1750 -- September 21, 1836), and that most commonly runs for a period of 50 to 70 years from December 31 of that date.

USCIS 100:98. What is the name of the national anthem?

1. America, the Beautiful
2. God Bless, America
3. The Star-Spangled Banner
4. This Land Is Your Land

How States Got Their Nicknames series

VOA Learning English: How States Got Their Nicknames series

Buckeyes, Sooners, Quakers, Volunteers and Cowboys
Come to Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wyoming | Words and Their Stories (listen)

The Garden State, the Granite State and the Empire State
Also, the Show Me State, the Land of Enchantment, and even more state nicknames | Words and Their Stories (listen)

The Gem State, the Land of Lincoln and the Crossroads of America...
America's 50 states have some of the most historically interesting nicknames. In this part two of nicknames of the states, you will learn about the Gem state, the Land of Lincoln and more in the Crossroads of America. | Words and Their Stories (listen)

Heart of Dixie, The Last Frontier, The Aloha State and More...
From the "Golden State" of California to the "Sunshine State" of Florida | Words and Their Stories (listen)

West Wing Week 08/15/14 or, “Mikey Goes to Washington"

wh:gov: West Wing Week 08/15/14 or, “Mikey Goes to Washington"

Welcome to a special Summer Edition of the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. This week, while the President focused on the developing situations both in Iraq and in our nation's heartland, in Ferguson, Missouri, West Wing Week tagged along for the first few hours and days of one of the newest employees here at the White House, and for the launch of the newly created US Digital Service (more info here). That's August 8th to 15th or...Mikey Goes to Washington.

Obama Expected to Act on Undocumented Immigrants

VOAVideo: Obama Expected to Act on Undocumented Immigrants

President Barack Obama is expected to take executive action to address the plight of millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States -- provoking cheers from immigrant rights groups and condemnation from those who see it as amnesty for law-breakers. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports from Washington, where Congress has not passed comprehensive immigration reform or approved funds to deal with a surge of child migrants at America's southern border. Originally published at http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2413532.html

VOA Learning English Word of the Day: Independent

VOA Word of the Day 08/14/2014:  Independent
VOA Word of the Day 08/13/2014:  Candidate

You can also download the FREE the gorgeous 2014 VOA Calendar and the VOA Special English Word Book-- a list of 1500 words and their definitions.

Use VOA’s Pro•nounce to correctly pronounce names and places quickly and easily. VOA's pronunciation guide has helped people around the world pronounce challenging words in the news since 2000.

Confessions of an English Learner is a place for you to practice your writing and share the joys and pains of learning the language. We will post a weekly prompt, to give you a chance to practice your writing and to comment on others’ writing.