Tommy Boy: What'd you do!?

ha...Tommy Boy.

Tommy Boy for-evah.

I'm going to have to agree with Tommy boy on this one. Only because Hispanics are fast become not the largest minority, but the smallest majority. I was stationed at Ft. Bliss, TX (El Paso) for a couple of years, and i can safely say i despised its very existence. (theres allot going into that one) But the biggest reason is because of the Spanish Language. To truly understand, you need some basic info on 2 things. UTEP and PSU. UTEP is their major school down there. Its a shit hole. PSU, Penn State, is a well respected university. My wife is a PSU Graduate, and statistically speaking, more educated that 2/3 of the city. She could not get a job ANYWHERE because she did not speak spanish.

To drive down the road and see Chevy billboards with the motto: An American Revolution all in Spanish really pissed me off. At least here in Korea, i can expect to not know the local language. Its their country. But to not know the language in your own? Thats bullshit. When you have to be Bi-lingual to work at McDonald's? Thats bullshit. To work at a PUBLIC SCHOOL you have to speak Spanish? THATS BULLSHIT. Both true. I'm all about Immigration. Were all immigrants in America. But do it legally. So I agree with MG on this one. A debate in Spanish is kind of unsettling. it all falls back on the press 1 for English thing. I have Mexican friends, I have Puerto Rican friends, So i can assure you that racism plays not part. After all, I'm from Maine, and you'll be hard pressed to find a racist Mainer. In my opinion, forcing everyone to accept Spanish as a second language is only going to force people apart. It will create a more hostile environment than mandating English ever would.

I applaud Tom Tancredo for standing up for what he believes in. It takes balls.