[jjm2111]

"In an irony of ironies, it was in fact a civil rights tactic that prompted the initial salvo in the English-only movement. On Feb. 13, 1996, dozens of Latino parents pledged to boycott a downtown Los Angeles elementary school to protest bilingual education.

So angry were the parents that their children were being denied English instruction that they simply refused to send their kids to the Ninth Street Skid Row school. "We want our children to be taught in English ... that's why we came to the United States," said Jovita Ruiz, a Mexican immigrant."

This made me smile.

[alloysteel]

The objective of moving to America is to become as much like an American as is practical. Talk like an American, think like an American, live like an American. Instead, there seemes to be a movement to create "'Merkans", who reside here, even collect a paycheck here, but never show any allegiance to the place of their residence. They despise the culture that surrounds them, and bring nothing to it, except for the lowest common denominator, and actively work to destroy what little they share. 'Merkans, go home.