Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo — to his great credit and our thunderous applause — refused to take part in the Republican Spanish-language debate. Are not all naturalized citizens supposed to learn — and be tested for — English to a level sufficient to fulfill their new civic duties? Are not all citizens, including and especially native-born citizens, supposed to attend school until the age of 16 — wherein they are taught in and learn the English language? Why the f— then are there public debates and ballots written in a language I — a native-born citizen — cannot understand?
To build on and update an ongoing theme in these postings…I am not a xenophobe. I am currently considering marrying a woman from Russia. She will arrive in the US legally, and if she decides to become a citizen, she shall speak, read, and write English and conduct her public activities in English. She will not expect to see signs, advertising, and public documents specially written for her in Russian because she is too g-d lazy and self-centered to learn the language of her adopted country. Matter of fact…if things ever get so bad here that I feel that Russia is a better place and emigrate there…I fully expect to have to learn to speak, read, and write Russian…end of discussion.
Tom Tancredo has scored many points with his principled and courageous stand against the Balkanization of these UNITED States.
