Congressman Gives His Statement In Spanish At Hearing For English-Only Bill
NEWS FLASH Congressman Gives His Statement In Spanish At Hearing For English-Only Bill | Rep. Steve King (R-IA) pushed for his colleagues to approve his bill that would make English the nation’s official language during a hear about the measure today. Immigration activists argue that it would isolate immigrant communities, but King claimed the English-only bill was necessary for national unity, which “is where our strength is.” But before King could argue that “our language is getting subdivided,” Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) offered his statement — in Spanish — to make the point that the U.S. always has been a multilingual nation. Watch part of Conyers statement: By Amanda Peterson Beadle on Aug 2, 2012 at 5:15 pm View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.