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“Why Aren’t You Speaking English?”
Written by Oppression.org
Friday, 17 June 2011 14:02
During committee testimony this week in Austin, a Texas senator interrupted a Spanish speaker and telling him he should "be speaking in English" during a committee hearing.
Antolin Aguirre of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition was testifying against Senate Bill 9 that would help crack down on illegal immigrants in Texas. Aguirre spoke through an interpreter even though he had been in the U.S. since 1988.
Two minutes into Antolin Aguirre’s testimony, Sen. Chris Harris, a Republican from Arlington, interrupted asking Aguirre’s interrupter, "Did I understand him correctly that he has been here since 1988?" Harris asked. "Why aren’t you speaking in English then?"
WHAT DO YOU THINK: A Texas senator is in hot water for interrupting a Spanish speaker and telling him he should 'be speaking in English' during a committee hearing. Was the senator right when he asked his guest to speak English?
Do you really think people who fought for real freedom from real oppression give a darn about someone's first language after 20 years of being given the chance to start again in a free country? Britain has just started to make British law un-accepting of Sharia law... And the logic is undeniable. If you choose to live in a foreign country you will have to learn to change. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" If you want to call a civilized country "home", all laws and language will be new to you and you must accept it. This is not a new idea... You either follow the law or get jailed under it.
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Do you really think people who fought for real freedom from real oppression give a darn about someone's first language after 20 years of being given the chance to start again in a free country? Britain has just started to make British law un-accepting of Sharia law... And the logic is undeniable.
If you choose to live in a foreign country you will have to learn to change.
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do"
If you want to call a civilized country "home", all laws and language will be new to you and you must accept it. This is not a new idea... You either follow the law or get jailed under it.
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