Posted on 01/07/2020 11:07:13 PM PST by Norski
Republican lawmakers have resurrected a bill that would make English the official language in Wisconsin, renewing their argument that the measure will push immigrants to learn the language and make them more attractive to employers.
Sens. André Jacque, Dave Craig and Steve Nass began circulating the bill for co-sponsors Monday. The proposal would declare English Wisconsin’s official language and require all state and local government officials to write all their documents in English.
The bill would allow for the use of other languages in certain situations, including to protect a citizen’s health or safety, to teach another language, to facilitate census counts and to protect criminal defendants’ rights. The measure wouldn’t restrict the use of other languages for nongovernmental purposes.
The senators wrote in a memo to their colleagues seeking co-sponsors that English is vital to American society and that immigrants’ job prospects improve dramatically if they can use the language.
Thirty-two other states, including neighboring Illinois and Iowa, have declared English as their official language . . .
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You have to know some French and Ojibwa just to pronounce the names of the towns.
About 200 years too late. But better late then never.
Maybe allow more space on labels, so the print can be larger and readable?
Or go whole-hog, and print in 15 languages, like my Government advisories?
I believe that this is to attempt to prevent that which you just described.
Because God knows there are no more important matters impacting the people of Wisconsin that need to be addressed.
Guess God didn't teach us a thing at Babel huh?
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