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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 11:58 AM Original message |
I heard Edwards say that immigrants need to ... |
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Bad Thoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. I never got that |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I don't know about Briton, but my son accepted a job in Sicily |
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Bad Thoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I wouldn't disagree with the efficacy of learning English |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. It absolutely is. |
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Bad Thoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Only reaches a basic level of language |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. It severly limits people in the business world if they cannot communicate well in English |
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Bad Thoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Again, I won't argue |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. After he learns Italian then he can learn Siclian. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. To be honest, I don't know what it is he learned. I call it Italian, but he |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. I was mostly joking anyway. It's the same language but the dialect is distinct. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Kinda like Brooklyn or North Carolina is suspect. n/t |
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BooScout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. Probably..... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Edwards: English is the language of commerce |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. Speaking English aids eventual self-reliance |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why wouldn't immigrants |
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sojourner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. It is part of what he proposes in path to citizenship. Learn English, learn to |
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fenriswolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. if we are going to unify as a country and identify with |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
9. They do need to learn English |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm an immigrant. You don't understand how important it is to be able to read what your enemies are |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. I saw John Edwards stump on immigration via CSPAN. |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. "don't speak that Spanish language" |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #12 |
31. Worse. They mean "Don't speak that Mexican language" |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I was trying to be nice. |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. All of the candidates say this. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
15. And the problem with that is...? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
17. Heard where? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. English is the Lingua Franca of the country |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. i lived in el paso tx, it was really hard to get a job if you didnt speak spanish, especially a city |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
21. Where? I tend to give you more credit than that. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. It's part of his response to the immigration question as sojourner says |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
22. I think anyone who wants to live in any nation should learn the language |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. The reason it causes a big fuss is because bigots use this |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
25. And what is not Progressive about wanting a nation to share a language? |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. Nice try. Others in this thread have covered why your flamebait is full of shit. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
30. Edwards Opportunity Agenda for Latino Americans |
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kelligesq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
36. WEIRD? Speaking the language of the country in order to work is WEIRD?? |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
37. It's probably a good idea. If I moved to Mexico I would think it best to learn Spanish |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
38. Yeah what a crazy, off the deep end idea. |
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ShaneGR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-13-08 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
39. Ya, because they'll definitely be able to be successful and completely ignorant |
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