English as the Official Language of the US Government

Library of Congress Website - Thomas ^ | 2/12/2007 | Rep. Peter King (R-IA)

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[YellowRoseofTx]

I’m interested, thanks

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[Squat]

Great Idea and ping me. Thanks.

[YellowRoseofTx]

Illegal Aliens contributions to the U.S.A.:

1. Diseases
2. Gangs
3. Drugs
4. Crime
5. Poverty
6. “Press 1 for English”

[Cuchulain]

Count me in.

[AuntB]

JIm Inhofe is the man in the Senate who has pushed for the same English as a national language, fighting the libs all the way. His amendment passed 64 to ? last week.

He also has the best immigration reform package.

Common Sense ‘ENFORCE ACT’ introduced By Sen. Inhofe

Major Provisions in Inhofe’s ENFORCE Act:

· Establishes the National Border Neighborhood Watch (NBNW) Program allowing retired law enforcement officers to assist Border Patrol agents by reporting illegal border crossings.

· Makes unlawful-presence in the United States a felony.

· Establishes an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

· Authorizes funding for online immigration training for state and local law enforcement officers.

· **** Eliminates the practice of granting automatic U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants in an effort to reduce ‘anchor babies.’******

· Establishes an independent verification system for Social Security numbers; also mandates that immigrant’s Social Security numbers expire when visa runs out.

· Establishes electronic birth & death registries to fight fraudulent Social Security cards

· Helps reduce Individual Taxpayer Identification Number abuse.

· Empowers state & local law enforcement to carryout immigration laws (but does not make it mandatory).

· Establishes penalties for most flagrant employer tax violations—i.e. if an employer willfully files incorrect tax returns, they will be assessed the maximum penalties available.

· Makes it illegal to operate day laborer centers for illegal aliens and to give them unemployment assistance.

· Eliminates in-state tuition benefits for illegal aliens. ###

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837422/posts

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s110-1269

[Hornet19]

I’d appreciate being on your list. Thanks.

[YellowRoseofTx]

Common Sense ‘ENFORCE ACT’ introduced By Sen. Inhofe

I like this, he did good. We need to press for this.

[Tribune7]

Another good thing to do would be to make English as the commercial language of the U.S, namely to require that:

-- store be able to business in English at a customer's request

-- signage have English as the dominant language (this does not prohibit the use of other languages and exceptions could be made for things like store names, restaurant menus, products known by foreign names etc.)

-- an employer may discriminate on the basis of a job applicant not knowning English (note he could still hire that person, it's just that if he delcines on that basis he won't be subject to a lawsuit.)

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I like those ideas.

I think this legislation is THE important first step.

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OK, you’re the FIRST!

[donnab]

count me in please
and if we get a bill to go through stating English as the “official language” ...does this mean that i wont have to press one anymore for english...and that Lowes will take off Entrada from their entrances?

[Loud Mime]

Thank You VERY MUCH for that information. I like the Anchor Babies part...

[LantzALot]

6. “Press 1 for English”

7. Para Espanol, oprima el numero dos.

There. Fixed it.

[Grizzled Bear]

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Please add me to this list FRiend.

GB

[LantzALot]

Interested.

[bobsunshine]

Good idea. Add me to your ping list.