# I heard a rumor that the US Immigration Department **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 11, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579 "2014-06-11T23:31:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579/41 "2014-06-15T07:42:05Z")
> [@Mr\_Quatro](#): > > I heard a rumor that the US Immigration Department is working on a new litnecy test for people entering the United States for the first time. > > Please answer the following question correctly in order to process your application to enter the United States of American: > > **Which US President said, “Let my people go”** > > 1. President Abraham Lincoln when he freed the slaves > > 2. President Richard M Nixon when he pardoned the Watergate burglar’s > > 3. President Barrack H Obama when he let the five Taliban detainees go in exchange for Sgt. Bergdahl > > 4. None of the above What does this example have to do with literacy? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579/42 "2014-06-15T07:53:28Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > What does this example have to do with literacy? 😕 It’s more of a counterexample. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579/43 "2014-06-15T16:35:17Z")
It has nothing to do with literacy. It’s a question from a litnecy test, and I think it very successfully distinguishes between inner and outer levels of litnecy. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579/44 "2014-06-15T16:48:39Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > It’s more of a counterexample. It makes me wonder if English is the OP’s first language. Or second. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579/45 "2014-06-15T19:37:51Z")
Plus, there’s no such thing as the U.S. Immigration Department. There’s the (bureau of) Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service), which is a part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579/46 "2014-06-15T23:24:17Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > France. The entire exam is written in some kind of secret code. French? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579/47 "2014-06-15T23:47:37Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > French? Those crypto-fascists! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579/48 "2014-06-16T01:21:12Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > That would be Charlton Heston, president of the National Rifle Association, in his role as Moses in “The Ten Commandments.” > > What did I win? That’s exactly what I was thinking, and trying to remember when Moses was a U.S. President. I can remember back to Eisenhower, but I think Moses was a little earlier. ---
**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579/49 "2014-06-16T02:19:56Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > “Discuss the history of the Rocky Mountain states with specific reference to economic, social, and religious conflicts from the early westward expansion days to the present. What was the most significant factor in the development of the culture of Denver, Colorado?” Weed. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579/50 "2014-06-17T20:27:07Z")
Uh, so what’s the answer? (I’m agreeing with Heston - Damn dirty apes!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-a-rumor-that-the-us-immigration-department/690579.md?page=2)