tony54 PO2
Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 369 Location: cleveland, ohio
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | In fact, McCain’s pattern of pandering to Hispanic lobby on language is a real vulnerability in his campaign for the Presidency. He has consistently supported “bilingual education” and in a February 24 1998 speech to something called the “Hispanic Heritage Leadership Breakfast” actually explicitly endorsed its (usually unspoken) agenda:
“Spanish was spoken in Arizona when it was carved from the wilderness, and I am proud that it is spoken there today. People should not have to abandon the language of their birth to learn the language of their future. They should use and treasure both.” [italics added].
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I was born in Italy; we migrated here legally in 1960. (Green card and all)
We all spoke perfect Italian, some of my older relatives still do in-house as their main way of communicating.
Should we petition Congress for a tri-language USA?
How about the Germans, Polish, Slovenians, Turks and so on?
We, my family, believed: When in Rome do as the Romans do!
But we weren’t in Rome any longer.
When in the USA, learn English or hire a translator if you're too stupid or unwilling to learn. Quit causing confusion for the rest of us.
By giving Spanish a precedent is discrimination to the rest of us legal European immigrants. And discriminating against English speaking Americans.
(Press one for English!) ???
To anyone unwilling to learn OUR culture and OUR language I would say:
"This is the USA, our language is English, you have a great many rights here, if you can't assimilate, won't learn our language then use your RIGHT to leave, either assimilate and blend in, or go home! |
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