Language Politics

Allan on February 12th, 2012

Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul all apparently agree on one thing: if Puerto Rico votes for U.S. statehood, it should become a U.S. state. Which may be about to happen. In late December of 2011, Puerto Rico’s governor Luis Fortuno signed legislation authorizing a referendum on Puerto Rico’s status,  to be held on […]

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Allan on November 9th, 2011

                   English is the language of our country, a critical component of our national identity.    If we didn’t  speak English we wouldn’t  be the same country.                    The primacy of  English  in the U.S.  is threatened today  by the growth of Spanish as a media, business and political language,   creating  an alternative  society with its […]

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