You Need to Make Sure that Your Child Can Speak Spanish" (immigrants, laws)

[mkfarnam]

WASHINGTON, Jul 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE)
-- At a town hall meeting in Georgia this morning, presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama told an audience that, "you need to make sure that your child can speak Spanish." Speaking in Powder Springs, Ga., the Illinois Senator said that the nation's chief priority should not be for immigrants to learn English, but for American children to learn Spanish.
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Obama Tells Audience, "You Need to Make Sure that Your Child Can Speak Spanish" - MarketWatch

[Bummer]

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

WASHINGTON, Jul 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE)
-- At a town hall meeting in Georgia this morning, presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama told an audience that, "you need to make sure that your child can speak Spanish." Speaking in Powder Springs, Ga., the Illinois Senator said that the nation's chief priority should not be for immigrants to learn English, but for American children to learn Spanish.
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God Forbid our Scumbag Pandering Politicians in Washington consider enforcing our Immigration Laws so this topic would be a non-issue!

[Mach50]

Jul 9th. Is there something new? This happened a long time ago and was beaten to death.

[nicolem]

Originally Posted by Bummer

God Forbid our Scumbag Pandering Politicians in Washington consider enforcing our Immigration Laws so this topic would be a non-issue!

I agree-pretty disgusting, isn't it?

[Anonymous Political Junky]

Originally Posted by Mach50

Jul 9th. Is there something new? This happened a long time ago and was beaten to death.

God forbid we beat anything to death like the pr-illegal bunch! Oh my!!!

[karfar]

Originally Posted by Bummer

God Forbid our Scumbag Pandering Politicians in Washington consider enforcing our Immigration Laws so this topic would be a non-issue!

Oh that's rich! Learning a different language, how outrageous!!!

[nicolem]

Originally Posted by karfar

Oh that's rich! Learning a different language, how outrageous!!!

It is outrageous. He said your kids NEED to learn SPANISH.

He is telling everyone that kids need to learn one specific language that is not English. That is what is wrong with what he said. Many people take that as a threat.

However, if he had made a statement to the effect that while English is the language of our nation- I think it would be good for people to learn another language-any one-not specifically Spanish-I think his words would have been received much better.

The key words here are "need" and "Spanish".

[High Springs Gator]

Could have been worse. At least he did not say we had to learn Mandarin Chinese.

[Kele]

Originally Posted by mkfarnam

WASHINGTON, Jul 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE)
-- At a town hall meeting in Georgia this morning, presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama told an audience that, "you need to make sure that your child can speak Spanish." Speaking in Powder Springs, Ga., the Illinois Senator said that the nation's chief priority should not be for immigrants to learn English, but for American children to learn Spanish.
read more...

Obama Tells Audience, "You Need to Make Sure that Your Child Can Speak Spanish" - MarketWatch

My child prefers to learn French, thanks.

[mkfarnam]

I'll bet that he'll never bring this issue to light again.