English as the US official language?

[Matty]

So wouldn't these proposed restrictions hurt them even more?

[slamdunkpro]

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Should Native Americans be forced to learn English? How about Hawaiins?

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This is specious and irrelevant. Read what I wrote:

“Anyone applying for naturalization or permanent residence (green card) must be proficient in both written and spoken English”

American Indians (non-PC that I am) are already citizens.

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Who does it hurt to have state-sponsored education in the Hawaiin language in Hawaii?

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No one – until they move out of Hawaii. I just don’t think the federal government should pay for it – It’s a State’s rights issue if the state wants to.

[IQ89]

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"All signs and advertisements must be in English and be the first and largest lettering."

[/ QUOTE ] Wouldn't this be judged a violation of free speech?




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Asian American Business Group

[coffeecrazy1]

I voted NO for that very reason, grey...and I'm a little surprised at lehigh, especially, being in favor of this. We can't make English the official language any more than we can make Christianity the official religion. In fact, I think that there's more of a Constitutional backing for this than the religion argument.

[slamdunkpro]

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Wouldn't this be judged a violation of free speech?

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Not if Roberts get on the Court [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Seriously – how could this be a free speech issue?

Nowhere did I imply you couldn’t talk or write in a foreign language, you just need to be proficient in English to gain permanent status or citizenship

[slamdunkpro]

Crap like this is [b]why we need Roberts on the SCOTUS[b]

[slamdunkpro]

I don't know - this bill has a shot.

http://www.us-english.org/inc/legisl...hr997-2005.asp

[superleeds]

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Anyone applying for naturalization or permanent residence (green card) must be proficient in both written and spoken English

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As someone who has done this it would help if the forms were written in something approaching understandable English.

[FishHooks]

I just knew this guy was going to object.

[FishHooks]

I agree. Also most immigrants are here illegally so we wouldn't have to worry about immigrants leaving and hurting the economy anyways. However if we do make english an official language then less immigrants will try to get legalized and just stay as illegal immigrants which would suck as well.