Multi/Bi/ whatever lingual

Hi
I hope that the crazy title to this blog didn't scare you off, but it is intended to show just what a multi lingual society is up against.

One of the things that we conservatives must do is the furtherance of English as the official language of the country. Yes, it s annoying to speak to some one and hear the all too familiar refrain, "Me no speak English". Hey, get with it, this is the United States. Before I go further I would like to say that this does not apply to those who moved ( Not emigrated ) from Porto Rico. They have been educated under the auspices of the American flag, and this education has been in Spanish. I certainly don't want to punish them for not speaking English. But it does apply to other peoples, be they Spanish or other non English speaking.

You may ask why this is so important, especially in light of our desire to have people keep their culture and family values, well, it is more imperative that we, as a nation, run our trade and society in a manner which is consistent with our sovereignty as a nation. History and the world has many examples of what a multi lingual society can cause. One only look to the expression " balkanization ", it means the severing of a people, and the main cause is a diverse language. Spain has had trouble with the Basque speaking people, Canada with the French speakers in Quebec, the list goes on. Certainly we don't need this.

As an example, I speak a foreign language, learned it as a chid. In my house my parents spoke to me and my brothers in their native tongue and we children answered in English. Guess what, we learned the native language of our parents and my parents learned English. Every body won. We conservative should want this for all peoples, this is perhaps the best way to integrate emigrants into the American society. They can have the American dream.

Another example I would like to use is the history of early migrants to America. I grew up in New York city, i my surroundings people spoke English, Hebrew, Yiddish and Italian. In later years there was a mass migration of Porto Ricans who primarily spoke Spanish. You know what, as a child I learned Yiddish phrases, today I kid around by saying that I speak New York Porto Rican Spanish. But I still speak English. We didn't lose the culture of the migrants, we learned and furthered it. I know what " platanos fritos " are, I know what goes into making a good Reuben sandwich and I know a good pizza when I smell and eat it. Is it too much that we conservatives offer this same cultural education to those who are coming here today? I hope that we will champion the extending of this cultural growth to our new Americans. But, I repeat, this can only be done by having English as a common language. Any conservative candidate should be required to advance the principle that English is the official language of America.

More to come.

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