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<http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/author/doctorbulldog/> Texas State
Senator Tells Immigrant Giving Testimony to Speak
English!<http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/texas-state-senator-tells-immigrant-giving-testimony-to-speak-english/>
*doctorbulldog <http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/author/doctorbulldog/>* |
17 June, 2011 at 10:50 am | Categories:
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*Yup, the immigrant has been here 23 years and still hasn't learned to speak
English fluently enough to give his testimony without the aid of an
interpreter. *
*Evidently, he didn't come here desiring to assimilate into American
society, but instead, he came here to help put up road blocks targeting
officials trying to stem the flow of illegal immigrants:*
*Texas Republican says it is ‘very insulting’ to use Spanish in his presence
*
* By Stephen Webster -
RawStory.com<http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/06/texas-state-senator-scolds-man-for-speaking-spanish/>
*
A man who gave testimony in Spanish before a Texas State Senate committee
Monday was told by a Republican lawmaker that using his native tongue is
“insulting” if he also knows how to speak English.
At about 2:17 into the video below, [Antolin Aguirre of the Austin Immigrant
Rights Coalition] testifying against a controversial bill [SB 9] that seeks
to ban so-called “sanctuary cities” by withholding state grant money is
interrupted by state Sen. Chris Harris (R), who asks why the man is speaking
in Spanish with the aid of a translator.
watch?v=Fgm-y6dc6q0
He responded in Spanish, and his translator said: “Spanish is his first
language and since it’s his first time giving testimony he would rather do
it in Spanish.”
“It’s insulting to us,” Harris snapped back, to voices of approval from the
audience. “It’s very insulting, and it means if he knows English, he needs
to be speaking in English.”
That’s when Sen. Kirk Watson (D) of Austin chimed in.
“Senators are also entitled to speak their personal point of view and may
not be speaking for everybody else as well,” he said.
*Dunt-di-dahhh! Super Demonrat to the rescue! *
*Naturally, Sen. Kirk Watson is opposed to the SB 9 bill banning sanctuary
cities. Of course, it is enablers just like Sen. Watson who shoulder a
great deal of the responsibility for retarding Antolin Aguirre's language
development for the past 23 years.*
The man then continued his testimony in Spanish. [...]
*Thereby, continuing to insult Sen. Chris Harris and everyone else who
thinks 23 years is enough time for an immigrant of average intelligence to
have mastered English well enough to effectively express his/her thoughts
and ideas in English.*
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