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To Speak Or Not To Speak.. Spanish

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Latino Politics, English, Hispanic Heritage, English Only, Bilingual, Spanish, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English Language, Video, Latino Voices News

Does speaking English and Spanish fluently make you less American? Is bilingualism a hindrance to the American dream? As the nation’s Latino pop...

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Amanda Terkel

Marco Rubio Airs Spanish-Language Ad, Despite Promoting English-Only Policies

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Florida's GOP Senate nominee Marco Rubio, "looking to solidify his robust support among Hispanic voters," is out with his first Spanish-language ad, d...

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Georgia: Making a Scapegoat of Immigrants

John Carlos Frey | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Carlos Frey

Proposed legislation requiring Georgia's driver's license exams to be in English only is a harsh measure that won't curb illegal immigration but will probably score political points.

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The Constitution Does Not Sanction Bigotry

Naoma Nagahawatte | Posted 05.25.2011

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Naoma Nagahawatte

Have Tea Partiers forgotten that the U.S. was built by many non-English speaking immigrants, and is comprised of their descendants?

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The Language of Paying Respects: The English-Spanish Connection at a Chicago Business Who's Who

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Esther J. Cepeda

I'm not a fan of pandering for pandering's sake, but someone addressing you with words they're unfamiliar and maybe a little uncomfortable with shows not only respect, but warmth.

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GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead

Paul Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Jenkins

Beyond its regional concentration, the Republican Party's face is from another time. Indeed, nearly half of the Republican caucus is composed of Southern white men.

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Obama's Right: More Americans Should Learn a Second Language

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spanish Language, Barack Obama, Mobile Language Learning, Spanishpod, English-Only, Second Language, Chinesepod, Obama Foreign Language, Obama Language, Politics News
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan

Whether it's learning Chinese, a language critical to future global commerce, or Spanish, the most widely spoken language in the U.S. after English, as a nation we need to get going

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