Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak English if you want statehood
Source: Reuters
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told Puerto Ricans on Wednesday they would have to make English their primary language if they want to pursue U.S. statehood, a statement at odds with the U.S. Constitution.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/14/us-usa-campaign-puertorico-idUSBRE82D16Z20120314
Ooooo, talkin' tough. The popularity contest has gone to his head, methinks.
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I wish they had one too. DU should create one to place on sale. Lol!!
I don't see a DU store anymore, though 
It seems like he only opens his mouth to change feet.
She, her immediate family, her extended family and the family friends we met when we visited Puerto Rico a few years back can ALL speak English better than that little shit has ever spoken in his life.
It amazes me how often racist dipshits like little ricky think that speaking more than one language is a sign of ignorance. 
I truly hope that little ricky is the nominee so that President Obama can mop the floor with him from coast to coast.
PEACE! 
having English be our 'official' language. I've made it a point to learn enough of the local languages in every country I've visited/worked in (actually 52 countries so far) to at least navigate around and conduct basic human activity (finding lodging, food, bathroom, phone, transportation, etc.). I'm reasonably fluent in Spanish, Italian and French and I can 'get by' in Japanese, Portuguese and German...certainly not able to translate novels but well enough to survive. I've found that just making the effort reaps enormous benefits...most 'foreigners' will bend over backward to be helpful (and enjoy some laughs at our expense) if we just TRY.
If I were ever to relocate to a non-English speaking country to live or commit to a long-term stay, I'd absolutely accept their desire for me to accommodate their wishes if they included a requirement for me to adopt their language. I guess what puzzles me is why some think that shouldn't be done in all directions.
I am genuinely interested. I get it that some Americans are against having an 'official' language (and of course many are for it too), would those in the former camp also be opposed to, say, Chile, proposing or mandating Spanish as -their- official tongue? I'm just trying to figure out why it works only in one direction (if it does) 
There are a few states with official languages.
I am not sure. But I do not think it would make a bit a difference. Me thinks in the end it is purely about politics.
It is said (a survey by the PEW Research Center a few years back mentioned this) that the great majority of people not fluent in the English language are newcomers (1st Generation). For the most part, those newcomers heavily encourage their kids to learn English in addition to the native language of their parents but many others avoid teaching them a language other than English all together afraid their kids they would be mocked or discriminated against. By the 3rd generation there are no traces of a foreign language in the family according to the PEW Research. This only proves that regardless of "a law" the "de facto" language of the US is English. Making it the official language is a waste of $.
My question was about the sometimes almost hysterical response to suggestions that a country (Now I mean the USA which I understand isn't the specific subject of this thread but the implications are very clear) - I have actually encountered local people who are violently opposed to this but don't object when other countries do the same thing when their own particular lingua franca is at issue. It confuses me. I didn't mean to divert the discussion, but I do think my question is relevant...
(hand) is 'feminine'. Go figure. 
edit, I meant to add a little joke about one of our own oddities, "I before E except after C in this weird society"
So insulting them won't make a difference.
