Why are the debating dems speaking Spanish and not Chinese

[Third Party]

I felt the same way when Trump talked to Putin where we could not hear or understand. I don't think most Americans appreciated the sudden Spanish lesson.

 

[DOTR]

And why are ballots printed in Spanish when citizens are required to know english [sic]?

Citizens are not required to know English.

Non citizens are if they want to become citizens.

 

[Unkotare]

And why are ballots printed in Spanish when citizens are required to know english [sic]?

Citizens are not required to know English.

Non citizens are if they want to become citizens.

That's not what you said.

 

[DOTR]

Then why are naturalized citizens required to be fluent in English?

They aren't required to be "fluent." They are required to pass a rather basic threshold of English proficiency because that is part of the naturalization process. There is no official language in the United States.

Why arent they required to be proficient in Mandarin Chinese? Or Spanish?

Wouldn’t be practical.

Its never practical to require a language other than the national language,..in our case English.

We have no official national language. English is the common and dominant language in the United States and always will be.

That makes our national language.

 

[DOTR]

And why are ballots printed in Spanish when citizens are required to know english [sic]?

Citizens are not required to know English.

Non citizens are if they want to become citizens.

That's not what you said.

It’s what I’m saying.

 

[Moonglow]

Why not smoke a peace pipe and do a rain dance for the Native American vote?

Espanola no bueno for yous?

 

[Unkotare]

They aren't required to be "fluent." They are required to pass a rather basic threshold of English proficiency because that is part of the naturalization process. There is no official language in the United States.

Why arent they required to be proficient in Mandarin Chinese? Or Spanish?

Wouldn’t be practical.

Its never practical to require a language other than the national language,..in our case English.

We have no official national language. English is the common and dominant language in the United States and always will be.

That makes our national language.

Not as a legal matter. There is no official language in the United States.

 

[irosie91]

Why not smoke a peace pipe and do a rain dance for the Native American vote?

Espanola no bueno for yous?

no Bueno, schmuckito

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Frankly, I’m just plain embarrased by the morons being propped up for the presidency.

These people are clueless to anything. The rest of the world must surely be having a laugh at us if these half-wits are the best we have to offer. I mean, really. Really reflects badly on the lack of competence of the American electorate to see, understand and address real world problems.

Not the UK....they approve of this shit.

 

[RealDave]

Losing the ability to communicate with white supremacists, racists & bigots is not a bad thing. No one gires a fuck what you deplorables have to say.

Thats ok. We choose to kick your ass electorally instead of trying to speak. Waiting for whites to die off isnt such a good strategy short term is it?

Remember Barry all giddy when he declared America will not be a mostly white nation by 2032?.
Actually we will be Muslim Kenyan as the importing of illegal Democrat voters will no longer exist at all in less than one year.

Ahhhhh. You poor little white supremacist piece of shit.

 

[RealDave]

And why are ballots printed in Spanish when citizens are required to know english?

Not all citizens are required to speak English.

They should be, it's the language our founding documents, the US Constitution and all our laws are written in.

So, knowing how to read is now a requirement too?

Reading English is a requirment to become a naturalized citizen. Reading Spanish doesnt count...since Spanish isnt our national language.

I love it when you morons change what you said & declare you were right.

 

[Moonglow]

Why not smoke a peace pipe and do a rain dance for the Native American vote?

Espanola no bueno for yous?

no Bueno, schmuckito

Donde es tacos?

 

[Flopper]

Why not smoke a peace pipe and do a rain dance for the Native American vote?

I have known many people from many countries and I don't think I have ever met one that did not appreciate a person taking the effort to speak to them in their native language. Only about 25% of Americans are bilingual.

Their native language is irrelevant if they are a US citizen. Even the military will only take so many people who do not speak fluent English and they send them to school BEFORE training them because they can't understand what they read or hear in English.

I think the issue being raised was whether Mexicans would be insulted to have people speaking to them in Spanish. I have never known a Mexican who did. I speak a little Spanish, French, and German. I try to speak to people in their native language when I can because it's a friendly gesture.
If your point is American citizens should be able to speak English, I agree.

So you agree that pandering to illegals is OK?

There are 41 million people living the US that speak Spanish as there native language and the vast majority are not illegally in the country. Speaking to someone in their native language is not pandering. It is both a courtesy and the best way to communicate with a person who speaks little or no English. Keep in mind that knowing a language does not mean you're able to communicate with everyone effectively. It all depends on how fast a person is speaking English, their accent, and the language level being spoken.

People come to the US for different reason, vacation, visit family, a work assignment, to become a permanent resident, attend school, or to work toward becoming a citizen. There mastery of English will vary with every person. The same sort of thing occurs when Americans travel abroad. Foreigners coming to the US generally are much more affluent in the language than Americans traveling abroad because most Americans are not literate in any foreign language.

 

[Flopper]

It was pandering plain and simple. The idea that they think Hispanics would vote for them simply because they can memorize a few phrases in Spanish is insulting to their intelligence. Hispanics, like every other American in this country, care about the same stuff: healthcare, the economy, their jobs, etc.

Beto O'Rourke did not memorize a few phrases in Spanish. Beto is a Spanish nickname. He was born and raised in El Peso where 68% of the people speak Spanish. In school he took dual language classes that were taught in both English and Spanish. He gives campaign speeches in Spanish in Spanish neighborhoods and often his campaign speeches are in both English and Spanish. In short, he is fluent in Spanish.
Beto O'Rourke - Wikipedia

 

[DOTR]

Why arent they required to be proficient in Mandarin Chinese? Or Spanish?

Wouldn’t be practical.

Its never practical to require a language other than the national language,..in our case English.

We have no official national language. English is the common and dominant language in the United States and always will be.

That makes our national language.

Not as a legal matter. There is no official language in the United States.

We don’t need liberals telling us what our national language is legally. We know it’s English.

 

[rightwinger]

Senor Trump es un puerco grande

 

[DOTR]

Why not smoke a peace pipe and do a rain dance for the Native American vote?

I have known many people from many countries and I don't think I have ever met one that did not appreciate a person taking the effort to speak to them in their native language. .....

Do you appreciate a person taking the effort to speak to you in your native language?

Of course I do, but I don't expect it from a person from another country....

You didn't say "expect," you said "appreciate."

Sheesh you have the disease bad. Still playing word games?

 

[DOTR]

And why are ballots printed in Spanish when citizens are required to know english?

Not all citizens are required to speak English.

They should be, it's the language our founding documents, the US Constitution and all our laws are written in.

So, knowing how to read is now a requirement too?

Reading English is a requirment to become a naturalized citizen. Reading Spanish doesnt count...since Spanish isnt our national language.

I love it when you morons change what you said & declare you were right.

Sure you do. Playing word games is what passes for intellect among your in group. We’ll beat you anyhow even while you scream about the definition of “beat”

 

[Picaro]

They want to motivate criminal illegal aliens to go to the polls and vote illegally. La Raza and a whole infrastructure or left wing hacks will assist them in this.There is no other reason for a politcian to speak Spanish in an American political campaign except to encourage illegal voting, period.

 

[DOTR]

They want to motivate criminal illegal aliens to go to the polls and vote illegally. La Raza and a whole infrastructure or left wing hacks will assist them in this. No American who doesn't speak English should be allowed to vote, period.

La Raza means “the race”. Was somebody speaking about ”supremists” earlier? I’m almost certain RealDave was.