Citizenship Is Not A Right!

From Deutsche Welle:
"France to deny citizenship to man who requires wife to wear burqa"

This is a step in the right direction and should be continued in other countries. Every country has certain beliefs and traditions that need to be agreed upon before a person from another country can become a new citizen. In this case the person needs to speak French, know French history/traditions and agree with the basic human rights that the French Constitution assures its citizens. The man in question believes his wife is inferior to him because that is what is teachings of Islam has taught him. That may be well and good in other countries (especially in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia) but since France sees this as discrimination (as well it should) they did the right thing in denying him French citizenship. France is only doing what other countries around the world are doing. If I ever wanted to become a citizen of Saudi Arabia, for instance, I would expect to learn Arabic, learn Saudi history and accept the fact that women in Saudi Arabia can be beaten and punished by the religious police. Of course I do not agree with the practices of making women second-class citizens and so would never become a citizen of such a country. I only wish that the US would do the same (as France) and only let people who are willing to speak English, know American history/traditions and abide by our values to become new citizens.

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5209174,00.html