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To: old school
Multi-culturalism, tolerance, and diversity were the watchwords for this guy, until "his" ox was gored.>

I thought so too, at first, but he makes a compelling case. Blacks speak English, and have a history of serving this country (in war, for example). Hypothetically, would non-English speaking citizens be excluded from the draft if there were a dire national emergency?

Language is the greatest obstacle to assimilation, and apparently not one that some care to overcome.

19 posted on 02/02/2003 9:35:52 AM PST by LeftyStomper
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To: LeftyStomper
Language is the greatest obstacle to assimilation, and apparently not one that some care to overcome.

Where I live is mostly Spanish speaking now and I predict in a few years will be only Spanish speaking and more and more sections of the country will go the same way. If Americans want to know how their change is being counted out or what is being said, they need to learn Spanish.

31 posted on 02/02/2003 9:57:14 AM PST by FITZ
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