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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
My niece...4 years old; American citizen born to American parents; English-speaking; child of taxpaying Americans.

Your niece is lucky. If you are so concerned about her future and her education, maybe you should consider gifting her with a year or so of private pre-school.

Like it or not, children born in this country are entitled to an education, no matter what language their parents speak at home. I cannot believe that you would prefer these same children grow up to be unproductive welfare recipients.

Last time I checked, the U.S.A. does not have an official language, english or otherwise.

17 posted on 05/14/2006 8:37:28 PM PDT by Desert_Girl (You don't have to be American to be caucasian and you don't have to be a citizen to be legal!)
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To: Desert_Girl
Last time I checked, the U.S.A. does not have an official language, english or otherwise.

Don't know which versions you have read but those of our Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America that I've perused were in English.

24 posted on 05/14/2006 8:44:02 PM PDT by jla
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To: Desert_Girl
"Like it or not, children born in this country are entitled to an education, no matter what language their parents speak at home. I cannot believe that you would prefer these same children grow up to be unproductive welfare recipients. Last time I checked, the U.S.A. does not have an official language, english or otherwise."

Do you honestly believe that these "LEP" children are going to be made up of legal citizens? Two years ago, the stats were something like 3.5 million Texas residents were born outside of the U.S. At least a third of them are *illegally in the United States*.

Good grief.

28 posted on 05/14/2006 8:51:34 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL ( **Hunter-Tancredo-Weldon-Hayworth 4 President** I get it, Glenn.)
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To: Desert_Girl
Last time I checked, the U.S.A. does not have an official language, english or otherwise.

¿qué planeta usted vivo encendido?

38 posted on 05/14/2006 9:09:46 PM PDT by perfect stranger (I need new glasses.)
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To: Desert_Girl

"Last time I checked, the U.S.A. does not have an official language, english or otherwise."

No but 27 states have English as their official language (27 last I looked which was about a year ago, could be more now.) Don't know if Texas is on that list though.


45 posted on 05/14/2006 9:21:11 PM PDT by NapkinUser (http://www.vasquezforidaho.org/)
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To: Desert_Girl

Bilingual education hurts kids. English immersion is the way to go.


76 posted on 05/15/2006 6:38:49 AM PDT by B Knotts
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To: Desert_Girl
Last time I checked, the U.S.A. does not have an official language, english or otherwise.

Senate Passes Measure to Make English the National Language; 63- 34 Vote

110 posted on 05/18/2006 4:32:34 PM PDT by perfect stranger (I need new glasses.)
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