Latinos Criticize English Only WTC Web Site

WCBSTV.COM ^ | 10 SEPTEMBER 2007 | AP

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

(AP) NEW YORK -- Latino activists say a new city Web site devoted to informing the public about World Trade Center-related health problems is limited to one group -- English speakers.

Celia Correa of the Beyond Ground Zero coalition questions where Spanish speakers who are not bilingual in English are supposed to go for help.

And Belgica Benavides of the National Mobilization Against SweatShops says that a large number of former workers at ground zero who receive help at Bellevue hospital are Latinos who speak only Spanish.

She says that a lot of information at Bellevue is translated into Spanish.

Mayor Bloomberg announced the site yesterday on his weekly radio program.

[Inyo-Mono]

If they don’t know English then they are not citizens, so tell them to go back to Mexico.

[GOPologist]

There are two other choices for the Hispanics: Go back to the country from which you come or learn to speak English.

[Old Sarge]

Latino activists say a new city Web site devoted to informing the public about World Trade Center-related health problems is limited to one group -- English speakers.

And this is a bad thing, because...?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Just one more reason to learn to speak English.

It’s good for your health!!!

[gondramB]

It would be a nice touch if the language of each victim were represented - not just to be nice but also strategically - to make the point that is the civilized world against terrorists.

[Millee]

I’m unhappy about all the spanish language channels I get on my t.v.. Think the lame stream media will do a story on me???

[gondramB]

Ack, I missed that is website is about health problems - I retract my above post.

[The Forgotten Man]

Note to all Mexicans; Where there is an American, English is the language. Get over it and learn it....

[Hornet19]

“Celia Correa of the Beyond Ground Zero coalition questions where Spanish speakers who are not bilingual in English are supposed to go for help.”

Answer = Back to where they came from !!

[RetiredArmy]

Piss on em. Learn English.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping.

[humblegunner]

Celia Correa of the Beyond Ground Zero coalition questions where Spanish speakers who are not bilingual in English are supposed to go for help.

Try Mexico, sweetheart.

[AuntB]

It would be a nice touch if the language of each victim were represented - not just to be nice but also strategically - to make the point that is the civilized world against terrorists.

It would be nice if the Muslims and Latinos would just quit their demanding and whining. It's all we hear.

[AuntB]

I’m unhappy about all the spanish language channels I get on my t.v.. Think the lame stream media will do a story on me???

I want stuff printed in Cherokee. I'm tired of my ancestral language being ignored. There are millions of us being ignored. In fact, in the early 1800's those dumb Injuns crafted a written language and learned to read and write it in a few weeks. Most of them were literate in English as well. If those dumb 1800's backward savages could do it, you'd think these new saviors of our economy could manage it.

[gondramB]

I read the thread wrong - sorry about that.

[Mr. Blonde]

It would seem to me that it should be in several languages. NYC is pretty diverse. Someone might be able to speak English, but not fluently. When dealing with my health I would want to read it in the language I understood best.

[metmom]

Tough refried beans. If you’re going to live in the USA, learn English.

[metmom]

You go girl.

[Convert from ECUSA]

Boo-effing-hoo! Either decide to become real Americans like millions of immigrants did 100-125 years ago who wanted to become Americans and were proud to do so by learning E-N-G-L-I-S-H and didn't whine like spoiled brats about it or shut up and go back to wherever you came from.