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Old 01-24-2017, 01:57 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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Most of them don't also speak English?
Ever been to Puerto Rico away from the tourist areas?
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Old 01-24-2017, 02:01 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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Because he can't pander to every foreign language, that's why. If you're going to do it for one then you need to do it for the others. Citizens at birth would learn English at least in school. Naturalize citizens are required to know English also.

People have a tendency to believe anything when it seems to validate their perceptions.

Hate to break it to you, Trump's Press Secretary made clear yesterday the tech folk are working long hours to enrich the content and make it all available in Spanish.
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Old 01-24-2017, 02:04 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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Friggin AWESOME!!!


He is the real deal, folks.
Guess so, whatever that means to you.

Then again , according to Trump's Press Secretary, the tech people are busy updating conent and making it all available in Spanish.
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Old 01-24-2017, 02:11 PM
 
Location: Barrington
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^ Opinion letter that begins with " The word is...." Whose words? The voices in the author's head?

Opinions are not facts.

People believe anything when it seems to validate their perceptions.
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Old 01-24-2017, 02:36 PM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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I speak the language of my paternal ancestors, and you can't stop me.
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Old 01-24-2017, 02:41 PM
 
Location: Deep Dirty South
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Yes, wonderful news indeed, the way Trump appeals so strongly to racist imbeciles while simultaneously being a complete elitist a-hole.
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Old 01-24-2017, 02:43 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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This is probably taking it a bit too far in my opinion but oh well, nobody's perfect.
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Old 01-24-2017, 05:37 PM
 
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People have a tendency to believe anything when it seems to validate their perceptions.

Hate to break it to you, Trump's Press Secretary made clear yesterday the tech folk are working long hours to enrich the content and make it all available in Spanish.

That's too bad.
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Old 01-24-2017, 05:39 PM
 
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I speak the language of my paternal ancestors, and you can't stop me.

Do you speak it as your primary language of usage?
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Old 01-24-2017, 05:48 PM
 
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My inlaws, now deceased, became citizens without speaking or understanding a word of English.
They were provided translators. This happened in the 50's. I have no idea what rules were in place at the time or if accommodations were given to Holocaust/WW2 Displaced Persons.

There are current accommodation for those age 50 or older who have lived in the US for at least 20 years.

https://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship...accommodations
I'm aware of that but they aren't all Spanish speakers so if we are going accommodate them then we need to accommodate other naturalized citizens from other linguistic groups who are over 50, don't we?
It's all nonsense, IMO. They can get someone to translate for them instead of placing that burden on our government to have their website in several different languages or to favor just one.
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