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To: Clemenza
There is no threat to the "English language."

I believe there is a threat. The huge waves of new Latin American immigrants are not being expected to speak, or learn English. I was recently at a student orientation for middle school children, and their parents. They had a Spanish interpreter who interprted everything the principal, councilors, and every other speaker said. No other language has ever been so catered to in this country. Spanish is provided at about every customer location, voice mail system, etc. Many schools provide bilingual education programs.

If you don't think that is a threat to our country, consider why Quebec has been on the verge of seceding from Canada for the last ten years. It's because of the language difference. We are also on the verge of becoming a bilingual society, and that will balkanize our country, particularly the southwest.

68 posted on 08/01/2005 8:25:01 AM PDT by FBD ("...the border is a dangerous place..."~DHS Sec. Michael Chertoff House Testimony)
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To: FBD
It's because of the language difference.

There is a lot to be said for that common bond.

"Borders, language, culture," Michael Savage's slogan. Whether you love or hate Savage, he has popularized the formula which really isn't that novel. I first picked that one up from Geography class; it makes up the necessary elements for a nation: shared language, defined borders, and common cultural heritage.
107 posted on 08/01/2005 5:11:25 PM PDT by Das Outsider
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