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Originally posted by Wildbob77
A requirement for citizenship should be proficiency in English.
Originally posted by ANOK
reply to post by theboarman
America doesn't have a language you use my language, English.
Spanish has been in the Americas much longer than English has, and the Spanish were here much sooner than your ancestors were.
Most Mexicans are of European ancestry, much like most Americans.
What makes you think you have a right to demand anyone speak English? Maybe all English speakers should learn Spanish? No one has a right to demand either, because you have no official language.
Originally posted by CryHavoc
You have to be able to read English to take the Citizenship test.
Originally posted by Night Star
They use us to get what they want.
Originally posted by ANOK
Originally posted by Night Star
They use us to get what they want.
You mean like we use third world countries to get what we want? America bullied Mexico to get what it wanted, more land. They did what Europeans had been doing for centuries, land accumulation through force, spank the natives until they leave, or are assimilated.
Manifest Destiny. I think a lot of Americans in power still believe in that.
The only reason America is so wealthy is because of slavery, war, and imperialism. How could you miss that?
The reason Mexicans are so poor is because their capitalist economy is owned and controlled by very few people, almost just one family, and they haven't colonised other nations to exploit them.
If the roles were revered can you honestly say you wouldn't do the same thing to feed your family? Or would you let them starve because of a law? The way things are going Americans are going to be heading north for the same reasons the Mexicans do now.
Originally posted by Xaphan
Originally posted by intrepid
Campus operators said there is no state law requiring complete translations. It is standard at other universities in Colorado.
Sounds like it's a common practice to have warnings translated but these guys got caught with their pants down.
It should be common practice. Most signs in Canada, at least where I live, are in both English and French. It's not that difficult to make a sign in two languages, you just have to make the text slightly smaller/more condensed to be able to fit both on.
Universal symbols help too. Didn't these signs have the universal warning symbols? Anybody who sees a skull & crossbones or a lightning bolt knows goddamn well what it means.
Originally posted by CryHavoc
Originally posted by Wildbob77
A requirement for citizenship should be proficiency in English.
You have to be able to read English to take the Citizenship test.edit on 11-5-2013 by CryHavoc because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by shells4u
Really??? How friggin hard is it to hang up a sign with both english and spanish??? alot of racist comments on this subject in this thread, I am disgusted I thought ATS was a very open minded community who could see the big picture in things...
Originally posted by Reaper2137
The only reason Mexico hasn't expanded, is their military is a joke, in order to expand you have to have force. Any one of any real value in Mexico left. Whats left are the dregs. Doesn't matter how The united States got its land, The Spaniards Took it from the local Tribes, and trough Rape and pillaging formed what is Mexico today.
Are you going to blame, Spain for being Imperials that ruined an entire country but also creating a bastardized race that stole the land of the original inhabitants and keeps them in subjugation?