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Jeb speakers Spanish at home because his wife isn't fluent in English. Most of the Hispanics in dade county are Republican. Jeb has been pandering to the Cubans for a long time. Did you know you can live in Miami and never learn the language? (ENGLISH) it's true. They have Spanish newspapers, television, and most of the people working in stores will address you in Spanish first.
Which is ridiculous. The Cubans have been here for some time and yet they still refuse to assimilate to our nation's language of English?
That is exactly what he was doing. He was addressing those Americans in their language, Spanish. This was not a national conference. It was a local event in a city where 94% of the population speaks Spanish and vote republican.
So these Cubans have been living in this country since 1961 and STILL don’t speak English? Seriously doubt it.
Many/most immigrants become naturalized citizens. You don't stop being an immigrant when you become an American. They may learn enough English to pass the citizenship test but that doesn't mean they necessarily fluid in both languages.
No, they aren't immigrants any more if they become citizens of this country. The only way to become fluid in a language is to speak it as often as you can. There lays the problem many won't do that.
Just more evidence, that there is an illegal alien problem in the USA.
Even here in Texas, 30 years ago, you rarely heard Spanglish being spoken.
Press 1 for english soon appeared to let us all know, there is an illegal alien problem.
The Cubans in Hialeigh and South Florida are legal Spanish Speaking and other than the younger voters heavily Republican.
"There can be no divided allegiance here. . . We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house" Theodore Roosevelt
Americans who are from Cuban descent as well as Americans who came to the U.S from Cuba. As I said earlier, I'm certainly no fan of Jeb, but I don't see any issues in speaking in Spanish at a campaign event in South Florida. The majority of south Florida speaks Spanish as their primary language, ESPECIALLY among the GOP base there.
I agree that no one should be criticized for speaking a foreign language with their own family or friends. But Jeb is campaigning for President of the United States. Is it really too much to ask that he do it in the language of Americans?
He's not the first candidate to do it. I'll bet you even voted the last guy who won the White House and spoke in Spanish while on the campaign trail.
Americans who are from Cuban descent as well as Americans who came to the U.S from Cuba. As I said earlier, I'm certainly no fan of Jeb, but I don't see any issues in speaking in Spanish at a campaign event in South Florida. The majority of south Florida speaks Spanish as their primary language, ESPECIALLY among the GOP base there.
Then they are not Cubans. Came here and became legal and understand english, as well as speak it.
The only people he is communicating with are illegals that don't understand english well, and they cannot vote.... Or can they.
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Maybe Bush should run for Pres. of Mexico.
