George Will: The Language Imperative
A passage from Will’s column on bilingualism in the American voting process:
… what public good is advanced by encouraging the participation of people who, by saying they require bilingual assistance, are saying they cannot understand the nation’s political conversation? By receiving such assistance, they are receiving a disincentive to become proficient in English.
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If you are […]
City to crackdown on illegal immigration
Via Yahoo! News - City to crackdown on illegal immigration:
HAZLETON, Pa. - With tensions rising and its police department and municipal budget stretched thin, this small northeastern Pennsylvania city is about to begin what the mayor calls one of the toughest crackdowns on illegal immigrants in the United States.
“Illegal immigrants are destroying the city,” said […]
A Hurricane of Fraud?
Via A hurricane of fraud? - Los Angeles Times:
FEMA did mismanage Katrina relief, but it’s wrong to blame victims for spending irresponsibly.
That’s right - blame the victim. The federal government is defrauded out of hundreds of millions of dollars and who do we blame? The federal government. The lack of oversight and […]
Natalie Maines is an Idiot
Via Telegraph.co.uk:
“The entire country may disagree with me, but I don’t understand the necessity for patriotism,” Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. “Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country… I […]
ICE Arrests About 2,000 Illegal Immigrants
In a blitz that began May 26, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested nearly 2,100 illegal immigrants across the country. Officials said the raids are aimed at child molesters, gang members and other violent criminals, as well as people like Da Silva who sneaked back into the country after a judge threw them out.
2,100, […]
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