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Sheldon
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Doug Kanter wrote:
> "Joan in GB-W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > The city I live in recently put into local law an ordinance that English
> > be
> > the official language of the county. Anyway, when the side opposing the
> > legislation (I might add that that was my side) pointed out to them that
> > the
> > current immigrants are learning English far faster than OUR ancestors did
> > way back when, they ignored those facts.
>
> The idea of making it a law for government employment is stupid. Simply make
> English proficiency a requirement for each specific job that involves
> speaking to the public. There are plenty of jobs behind the scenes where
> your less-than-perfect won't frustrate the bejeezus out of 90% of the people
> you come into contact with.
Your widdle twain has run offn its twack... alls ya gots to do is
mandate that English proficiency be required to become a US citizen...
the idea of administering a US citizenry exam in any other language but
English is as ludicrous as the US printing multi-cultural money....
next thing ya know we'll have $3 bills sporting a picture of a couple
dago homos kissing. LOL
Sheldon
> "Joan in GB-W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > The city I live in recently put into local law an ordinance that English
> > be
> > the official language of the county. Anyway, when the side opposing the
> > legislation (I might add that that was my side) pointed out to them that
> > the
> > current immigrants are learning English far faster than OUR ancestors did
> > way back when, they ignored those facts.
>
> The idea of making it a law for government employment is stupid. Simply make
> English proficiency a requirement for each specific job that involves
> speaking to the public. There are plenty of jobs behind the scenes where
> your less-than-perfect won't frustrate the bejeezus out of 90% of the people
> you come into contact with.
Your widdle twain has run offn its twack... alls ya gots to do is
mandate that English proficiency be required to become a US citizen...
the idea of administering a US citizenry exam in any other language but
English is as ludicrous as the US printing multi-cultural money....
next thing ya know we'll have $3 bills sporting a picture of a couple
dago homos kissing. LOL
Sheldon