ENGLISH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: YES OR NO?

On the "officiality" of English, I don't think many are pushing for English to be the only language allowed, but rather that English is the only language that must be accommodated. I personally am not necessarily in favor of "English only" but I think it unrealistic to require languages other than English in a country where English is the official language. And I am in favor of making English the official language.

Just more evidence that Republicans hate Latinos.

In the future, conservatives will whistfully look back on there time in power.

ebrown_p wrote:

Just more evidence that Republicans hate Latinos.

In the future, conservatives will whistfully look back on there time in power.

How does your argument work if we like Latinos and Latin culture very much, but don't want to be invaded by millions of people of any nationality, who come into the country illegally, refuse to assimilate, and demand that we make their home tongue a national language?

No one is invading the US. Coming into our country to pick our vegetables, clean our houses and take care of our children doesn't count as an invasion. What we did in Iraq was an invasion.

No one is refusing to assimilate. The recipients of the 1986 amnesty assimilated just fine.

No one is demanding that Spanish be made a national language. Some are demanding that English be made a national language.

It is funny that all of your points have to do with immigrants when this thread is about Spanish Speakers. This "English is the National Language" is pissing off plenty of American citizens who don't have your bias.

There are plenty of Spanish speakers who are American citizens (although nearly all of them are bilingual). Some of these are from families that have been in the US for over a hundred years.

The fact that you link Spanish speaking American citizens with illegal invaders who (I assume by respecting their own culture) "refuse to assimilate"...

Try to look at this from the viewpoint of a Spanish speaking American citizen. To them this argument is what is means to be an American. Are those of us who speak Spanish in the home, go to Mass on Sunday and don't eat a meal without tortillas and salsa on the table equals to the white Protestants.

You, like many conservatives are making the mistake of confusing "American" with "white, straight, English speaking protestant".

The problem with the Republicans is that they are increasingly turning to their far right core. This may win short term elections (which these days are won by getting your base out), but will run into long term problems for the Republican party and the conservative movement.

I can tell you for a fact that the Latino population is being politically energized and are the majority of them are seeing the Republican as the opposition. Likewise for the homosexual population and people who care about their privacy. Add this to African-Americans of whom the majority have conistantly felt attacked by Conservatives.

The majority get's awfully thin if you insist on alienating every single minority. Who in America hasn't been attacked by the conservatives (besides the white straight protestants)?

What's their excuse? How could Latino's possibly be members of the Republican party?

Nonsense. American is American. Illegal is illegal. The rest of your comments are meaningless.

No state, of course, has the authority to make English the "national language." I find it revealing that Brandon was at least candid enough, or incautious enough, to point to the true issue here--immigration. That is what this thread has been about from the outset--all those alarming brown-skinned people who show up here and for whom English is not their native language.

McGentrix wrote:

Nonsense. American is American. Illegal is illegal. The rest of your comments are meaningless.

Bull. This has nothing to do with illegals.

The question is whether an American should be able to get voting documents in their native language? Illegal Immigrants don't vote. It is Americans who are the target of these provisions.

Why shouldn't Spanish speaking American citizens be able to get documents from their government in their language. It is their taxes that pay for them.

Republicans hate Latinos (or anyone who doesn't fit their "majority" view of what an American should be like).

Illegal Immigrants don't vote. )

92% favor making immigration the official language of the United States.