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View Poll Results: Which of the following propositions do you support?
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English should NOT be made the official language of the United States
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8 |
22.86% |
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English SHOULD be made the official language of the United States
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27 |
77.14% |
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Driver's tests should only be administered in English
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21 |
60.00% |
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State-funded human services translators should cut
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16 |
45.71% |
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State-funded courtroom translators should be cut
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10 |
28.57% |
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Government websites in non-English languages should be cut
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16 |
45.71% |
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Government applications in non-English languages should no longer be published
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18 |
51.43% |
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New FCC permits should not be granted to non-English TV and radio networks
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8 |
22.86% |
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TV and radio stations should not generally be allowed to broadcast in non-English languages
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5 |
14.29% |
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Schools should not instruct in other languages than English
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13 |
37.14% |
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Foreign languages should not be required for college graduation
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10 |
28.57% |
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One or more of propositions 2-11 should apply to Puerto Rico
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3 |
8.57% |
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03-24-2012, 11:25 PM
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Location: Minnesota, USA
6,150 posts, read 4,505,089 times
Reputation: 4292
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Should English be the official language of the United States?
Should English be the official language of the United States? And how far should we go in imposing English on the citizenry and non-citizen resident population?
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03-24-2012, 11:32 PM
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4,504 posts, read 865,161 times
Reputation: 419
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tvdxer
Should English be the official language of the United States? And how far should we go in imposing English on the citizenry and non-citizen resident population?
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What does this have to do with illegal immigration?...
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03-25-2012, 12:28 AM
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4,385 posts, read 1,129,744 times
Reputation: 1431
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IBMMuseum
What does this have to do with illegal immigration?...
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Are you kidding?
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03-25-2012, 12:41 AM
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Status:
""American Taliban""
(set 5 days ago)
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Location: Los Angeles County, CA.
17,663 posts, read 3,316,504 times
Reputation: 3408
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nightflight
Are you kidding?
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No I don't think he was kidding. Could you explain to us what the question has to do with illegal immigration? -
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03-25-2012, 01:06 AM
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Location: On a hill near a river
14,022 posts, read 9,520,673 times
Reputation: 5130
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Originally Posted by Harrier
No I don't think he was kidding. Could you explain to us what the question has to do with illegal immigration? -
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I think the OP would lke to see a regulation imposed which required English language competence, or a pledge to obtain same, be made a requirement for legal resident status.
O algo así.
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03-25-2012, 01:14 AM
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Status:
""American Taliban""
(set 5 days ago)
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Location: Los Angeles County, CA.
17,663 posts, read 3,316,504 times
Reputation: 3408
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yeledaf
I think the OP would lke to see a regulation imposed which required English language competence, or a pledge to obtain same, be made a requirement for legal resident status.
O algo así.
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There already is an English language competence requirement for legal immigrants - they all take a written exam - and it is in English.
What does the requirements for legal immigration have to do with illegal immigration?
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03-25-2012, 01:27 AM
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Location: Richardson, TX
10,167 posts, read 6,695,932 times
Reputation: 7318
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I'm all in favor of English being made our official languages and drastically reducing services in other languages, but unfortunately due to our irresponsibly large immigrant community we can't completely get rid of translators.
I also do not agree with forcing PR to adopt universal English. PR was won from Spain and has basically been a semi-autonomous territory ever since. They have a rich heritage and hundreds of years of history of speaking Spanish. I don't see the point in forcing them all to switch to English. I think if PR becomes a state, English and Spanish should be co-official languages with equal importance/access placed on each, and government services available in both languages...and both languages to be taught in schools from kindergarten onwards. But English only? No, that's a step too far for me.
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03-25-2012, 07:28 AM
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Location: hunt valley
4,553 posts, read 1,253,877 times
Reputation: 2000
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no
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03-25-2012, 09:47 AM
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Location: California
2,315 posts, read 372,576 times
Reputation: 248
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucidkitty
no
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Why not? Most states already have it.
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03-25-2012, 10:05 AM
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Location: hunt valley
4,553 posts, read 1,253,877 times
Reputation: 2000
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Liquid Reigns
Why not? Most states already have it.
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Because there is no real point since it is the defacto language of the us.
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