I’m with you on this.
It’s one thing for people to be conversant in a second language...the kind that is in everyday usage. It’s quite another for them to be nimble in the double-speak of gov’t. It’s very important that Latinos also understand the kind of deep shit we are in, and why cuts are necessary. This is complicated and serious stuff, better comprehended in one’s first language.
For that matter, if we have members willing to translate the GOP response in other languages to targeted communities, even better. Vietnamese, Swahili, Portuguese...I don’t care.
Cuz, we’re all in the same boat, folks.
I agree. The willingness to do this is one of the reasons the Dems have gotten ahead among immigrants.
I always have to think how it would be if I had to flee the US and I was part of a large English-speaking community living in, say, some French-speaking part of the globe. Even if I understood French perfectly and spoke it, I'd appreciate the gesture if a French-speaking candidate addressed me in English.
I wouldn't want to be trapped in the English-speaking ghetto, the way the Dems trap immigrant groups here, so I'd learn the local language. But I would feel kindly towards a fluent second generation bi-lingual speaker who wanted to address me in Englsh with the support of the party.