Posted on 08/18/2015 9:50:38 AM PDT by fredericbastiat1
"You can't have a court hearing without having your client understand it correctly," said Protima Pandey, a staff attorney with Bay Area Legal Aid.I wholeheartedly agree.
But the answer for Californians it turns out is to provide "free" interpretation services for litigants in all cases both criminal and civil by 2017.
Despite being gratis, it will actually cost California taxpayers more than the $92 million currently appropriated for administering its court interpreter program.
Naturally, as noted in the Associated Press article about this policy, California is extending services under pressure from that great purveyor of justice during the Obama era, the DOJ.
Merits and particulars of the policy aside, it is important to note that a common language is essential to a cohesive nation.
According to the AP, California alone has seven million residents with limited English proficiency.
That number is simply staggering.
There was a time in our history in which such a figure would have been considered unacceptable. When immigrants came to America, they learned the language and assimilated into a common culture, full stop. And they did so without the myriad publicly provided services immigrants receive today.
(Excerpt) Read more at benweingarten.com ...
I sat on a jury where the plaintiff was provided with a translator even though he spoke english when not in the courtroom. The illegals demand every service allowed..even when they don’t need it.
Not just illegals, but I agree with the sentiment. There was a case a while back where a man in Oregon demanded an interpeter who spoke Klingon. The problem I am seeing is the weak judge who allows such nonsense. Our justice system simply cannot afford to hire interpreters to cover every language on the planet.
Why arent they charged for this service? Court costs?
Did the guy get the Klingon interpreter?
I don’t get why they have to print voting ballots in so many languages. If you can’t read and speak English you don’t have any business voting as far as I’m concerned.
Why? Mexico’s railroaded plenty non-spanish speaking folks in their court system.
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