Even though English is the official Language in Colorado:Sixteen counties wait for election materials in Spanish (legal, Denver)

[All American NYC]

An increase in Spanish-speaking "votadores" in Colorado is expected to trigger some complicated election changes that have counties nervously waiting for federally mandated orders as deadlines loom

To become a naturalized citizen, by federal law, "You will also take an English and Civics test unless you qualify for an exemption or waiver."

So why are we going to continue spending money we do not have?

How will these voters be able to listen to, read and comprehend the issues which are DEBATED in ENGLISH?

[Strel]

And this offends you why?

Civil rights should not be denied because someone doesn't speak English up to your standards.

[Calvinist]

Originally Posted by Strel

And this offends you why?

Civil rights should not be denied because someone doesn't speak English up to your standards.

Why not? Is it our responsibility to make sure that anyone that wanders into our country can read the election materials in their native language?

[All American NYC]

Originally Posted by Strel

And this offends you why?

Civil rights should not be denied because someone doesn't speak English up to your standards.

1st we are broke.
2nd why not learn it in English?

[Strel]

Originally Posted by Calvinist

Why not? Is it our responsibility to make sure that anyone that wanders into our country can read the election materials in their native language?

I'm not sure you would like the legal answer to that question.

[Strel]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

1st we are broke.

No excuse where civil rights are concerned.

2nd why not learn it in English?

Sounds great. How about all those people who are trying but just haven't learned it at adequate proficiency yet. Should their rights be denied?

Illiterate people are allowed to vote in this country. How would this be any different?

[edwardianlady]

Originally Posted by Calvinist

Why not? Is it our responsibility to make sure that anyone that wanders into our country can read the election materials in their native language?

I completely agree .The US has millions of immigrants who came to our shores seeking their own dream. They learned english and became American .The spanish speakers I have run into think they a right to everything in their languge and will protest ,file lawsuits to get it .I look at my food labels and think I moved to Mexico .Everything these days has got to be in dual spanish .It will only be a matter of time before it is offical language .Since when or where the spanish population become so special ?

[Alltheusernamesaretaken]

Originally Posted by Strel

And this offends you why?

Civil rights should not be denied because someone doesn't speak English up to your standards.

Then you are volunteering to open up your checkbook to pay for all this?
Fantastic!

Otherwise it is another example of, let's see, what's the typical response here
from liberal posters?
Oh that's right: "Call the WAHHHHmbulance!!"

[Strel]

Originally Posted by Alltheusernamesaretaken

Then you are volunteering to open up your checkbook to pay for all this?

It's not that expensive. Seriously.

It's also not as much a matter of choice as the language bigots make it out to be. We have legal obligations to people that trump the administrative inconvenience of translating common documents into a handful of languages.

Fantastic!

Otherwise it is another example of, let's see, what's the typical response here
from liberal posters?
Oh that's right: "Call the WAHHHHmbulance!!"

Thanks for dumbing down the conversation even further.

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

To become a naturalized citizen, by federal law, "You will also take an English and Civics test unless you qualify for an exemption or waiver."

So why are we going to continue spending money we do not have?

How will these voters be able to listen to, read and comprehend the issues which are DEBATED in ENGLISH?

I agree with you, and in 1998 Alaska also made English the official state language. Prior to that we were printing the same material dozens of times in different languages. The top five languages spoken in Alaska, besides English, are Yup'ik, Spanish, Tagalog (Filipino), and Inupik. They are only the most common. The map below shows a more accurate break-down of the various different languages spoken by Alaskans: