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Illegal aliens must learn to read, write and speak English

Kudos to the concerned members of the U.S. Senate who took the courage to consider immigration policies that would eventually encourage millions of illegal immigrants to come out from darkness and expose themselves to join the normal mainstream of American society. But some U.S. legislators are still remorseful at the way things turned out after several months of debate on the sensitive issue on illegal immigration. True enough, but millions of people, including their relatives in the U.S., have breathed a sigh of relief after the Senate eventually finalized its proposal to legalize the more than 12 million illegal aliens already in America. It may be correct to surmise that the entry of these illegal aliens into the American society has caused some economic burden to the U.S. coffer, especially on the issue of education and health care, where most of these people have availed of free medical benefits in the country's public medical centers and hospitals. However, the tangible trad...