On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:56:58 -0800, Jay Honeck wrote
(in article .com):

I sincerely doubt that. Yes, English is more dominant now than it was when
you were born, but now it is losing a little of that dominance. You need to
get out of Iowa once in awhile. Visit Washington, D.C., or New Mexico, or
Puerto Rico. We have managed to hold this country together for more than two
centuries despite the fact that so many languages are spoken in it. I
suspect
it will continue for a few more.

We have never before in our history had a government that REQUIRED
bilingualism. We have always tolerated multiple languages, because we
are *all* immigrants -- but the difference now is that all of us are
being forced to pay for another set of immigrants who are apparently
incapable of comprehending English.

You must believe that America has become weak indeed if it can no longer
tolerate what has been the situation since its inception.

See above. We have never had governement-mandated bilingualism.
Ever. What bilingualism existed was like Milwaukee (German) or San
Francisco (Chinese), and was paid for BY THE IMMIGRANTS THEMSELVES.

Huge difference.

Well, not really. I think they have always spoken Spanish in Puerto Rico. New
Mexico had a bilingual law in their original constitution. Come on, Jay. This
is KKK stuff you're spouting. And I know you don't believe in that.

This is a freedom issue -- free trade and free men. Walls and restrictions
have never been good for business. The country hasn't had this much
protectionist sentiment since the Smoot/Hawley Tariff Act. We don't want to
revisit that again, do we?

If it helps to keep money flowing smoothly and makes life a little easier for
some people, I really don't have a problem with multi-lingual weather
briefings. Really, Jay, this is a business asset. It makes it easier for
people who don't speak English to visit Iowa, stay at your hotel, eat your
food, and so forth. Are you really telling me you don't have anything to
offer them, that you can't make a buck off this?

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Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor