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November 13, 2007

Just Say 'No'

Not, 'Yo'.

The Los Angeles Unified School District, which serves about 700,000 students, is embroiled in a nasty debate about whether meetings of a district advisory board should be conducted in English or Spanish.

I don't have a child in the school district, but let me say this as clearly as I can for the activists wanting to conduct meetings in anything but English: Yo quiero Ingles, por favor.

For the rest of you: I want English, please.

One parent said it was racist to demand people who come to America speak English. I think not.

What's really odd about this debate out in L.A. for many of us is that it is not the usual clash between Anglo-nativists and newly arrived Hispanic immigrants. Instead this is a battle which pits African-Americans against newly arrived Hispanic immigrants. The African-Americans think they are getting ripped off if a key advisory council to the school district is conducting business — dividing up federal money in many cases — in a language they cannot understand.

Posted by tree hugging sister at November 13, 2007 01:22 PM

Comments

FYI:

"English is the official language of the State of California."

--California Constitution, Article III, Section 6(b)

Posted by: Dave J at November 13, 2007 10:41 PM

Count me among the "racists" who think public business in America should be conducted in the public language of America, which is English.

Posted by: RebeccaH at November 13, 2007 10:45 PM

"One parent said it was racist…"


"Racist" is a word used in desperation by cowards to stifle any debate or discussion.

Posted by: Gunslinger at November 14, 2007 12:00 AM