Schwarzenegger Sorry for Border Comment [View All]

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/04/20/national/a143003D72.DTL

Blaming his faulty English, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday said he misspoke when he suggested that California's border with Mexico should be closed to help solve the nation's illegal immigration problem.

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"Yesterday was a total screw-up in the words I used," the Republican said at a news conference. "Because instead of closing, I meant securing. I think maybe my English, I need to go back to school and study a little bit."

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"I don't think the governor identifies himself with that kind of rhetoric," said Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, a Democrat. "I don't know why he said it, but I'm very pleased he has totally removed himself from those folks who espouse that kind of hatred."

Nunez's office, however, pointed out that Schwarzenegger said something very similar in a 2003 interview with Fox TV host Bill O'Reilly.



Arnold just happen to have be a member of the racist pressure group
US English.

http://www.motherjones.com/news/dailymojo/2003/09/we_543_01b.html

Arnold's Language Barrier

Gubernatorial recall candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has so far successfully dodged questions about his racy past and his alleged centrist politics, may be in for a rocky recall ride. Called on by the nation's oldest Latino civil rights group to step down from the English-only group, U.S. English, Arnold may have to answer some tough questions very soon.

The League of United Latin American Citizens exposed Schwarzenegger's ties to U.S. English late last month -- LULAC argues that the English-only organization pushes an anti-immigrant agenda.

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Mr. Universe, however is still on U.S. English's Advisory Board (along with Charleton Heston) and continues to stand his ground. According to The Associated Press, Arnie says that he is "the poster child for immigrants." In fact, says his spokesman, Schwarzenegger only hopes to foster immigrant success by pushing for an English-only country. The Washington Times reports:

'Arnold Schwarzenegger came to this country with a few dollars in his pocket and not speaking the English language, and he realized the importance of learning to speak English as quickly as possible to achieve your American dreams,' said."

Sorry Arnie, but the plight of a European immigrant bodybuilder seems a far cry from a poor, migrant farmerworker.

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