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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Language and society

Many of you probably have see this video of testimony from the Texas legislature last week where a Mexican immigrant who has been in the US for over twenty years wants to speak in Spanish to this committee.



I spoke with a friend who was born in India and migrated when he was in elementary school. He had a similar opinion. You move to a country, make it your home and want to participate in its politics, learn the language.

Forgive me if I take his story about not being comfortable in English with a grain of salt. I believe it was more for effect than anything.

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