Posted on 06/17/2011 5:15:27 AM PDT by tje
During committee testimony this week in Austin, a Texas senator interrupted a Spanish speaker and telling him he should "be speaking in English" during a committee hearing.
Antolin Aguirre of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition was testifying against Senate Bill 9 that would help crack down on illegal immigrants in Texas. Aguirre spoke through an interpreter even though he had been in the U.S. since 1988.
Two minutes into Antolin Aguirres testimony, Sen. Chris Harris, a Republican from Arlington, interrupted asking Aguirres interrupter, "Did I understand him correctly that he has been here since 1988?" Harris asked. "Why arent you speaking in English then?"
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Same here. My Filipino bud is more of a jerk about it. Everytime the mexicans speak to him in Spanish (because he looks like them and it pisses him off), he talks back in LOOOOONG Tagalog.
Plus, he goes nuts when white people call him ‘amigo” LOL.
My filipino wife goes nuts too...it’s funny...any filipino can spot another filipino and never confuse them with a mexican...mexicans can’t seem to tell the difference...strange.
Every fight for Manny Pacquiao, is one of the best times because when I get invited to those parties and he wins all the time, I have free beer, free HBO and great food at the same time ROFL.
Win Win situation!
It wasn’t a demand. It was a question and point in fact. The man spoke English. He even answers the Senator once in English! He was perfectly able, just refusing to do it.
your sons sound like they are great boys!
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