Posted on 01/13/2005 2:21:29 PM PST by george wythe
A plan by some state lawmakers to make English the official language of Arizona is angering Hispanics, who comprise one-quarter of the state's 5 million residents.
The House measure would allow voters to require that most government business be conducted in English. State, cities and counties could not print documents such as water bills in Spanish or any other foreign language.
If approved by the Legislature, the measure would be on the 2006 ballot.
"It's insulting to Hispanics and Native Americans and anyone else who speak a different language," said Rep. Steve Gallardo, D-Phoenix.
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about time.....
I think that's a bit much.
When I was in Russia, I was delighted to see English instructions here and there.
No its insulting to me that this has to be a law...
Arizona voters approved an English-only law in 1988, but the state Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional because it violated free speech and equal-protection rights. Pearce said his proposal is different from the 1988 referendum because it doesn't keep anyone from speaking or learning other languages.
I think it offer a great opportunity to learn english. I don't speak spanish when I should because it doesn't help the moron who is here in this country and can't make his way.
I don't understand why we never made English our official language.
Yes. They are unanimous in their support for Esperanto as the official language.
English should be the official language in this whole country, If you dont want to learn to speak English get out.
Go back to where you came from. Why did you come here anyway? It isnt any great secret that English is spoken in America?
::applauding:: I love Arizona's politicians ONLY the ones with
(R) after their names!!
Now if ONLY the rest of the states would follow Arizona.
And if only the ones who don't understand ENGLISH would go back from where they came, so I don't have to choose,
"to listen in English press one","in spanish press two"
English always english.
They should have done this ten years ago.
This measure doesn't apply to election ballots.
That's the point. IT SHOULD!
If you're gonna vote in this country, you ought to be able to speak English.
Does Mexico have multi-lingual ballots? I doubt it.
I knew a guy recently whose car was towed.
He only knew spanish. It was 11pm...
spanish_translators.com
1-800-Idiot-needs-translator
For the same reason we don't need an official report about bears relieving themselves in the woods.
Not only English is the official language of the US, but English is also the de facto international language, as well as the language of commerce.
Only languages in fear of extinction, such as French Canadian, need all these official protections.
My $0.02
No its insulting to me that this has to be a law...
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My opinion exactly! If Washington had not allowed the United States to turn into an illegal alien DUMPING GROUND, then no law, or issue would even be on the table -- and making it doubly worse, is that THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER HAS TO PAY FOR IT, AGAINST THEIR WILL.
Thank you again, Washington DC.
The end result for most Hispanics who don't learn English...is lower income for life. Same goes for blacks or anybody else. This doesn't even begin to address the fracturing of the US along language/culture fault lines.
If they like Mexican Spanish they can go back home.
If you don't want to speak my language and respect my culture, then get the hell out of MY COUNTRY!!
I agree.
How about E-bonics.
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