Nativism reborn? :: the official English language movement and the American states /

In July 1992 Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) angrily suggested during floor debate ... that the United States should not continue accepting immigrants mho speak no English. ""I pick up the telephone and call the local garage, "" Byrd said. ""I can't understand the pe...

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1. Verfasser: Tatalovich, Raymond (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
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Zusammenfassung:In July 1992 Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) angrily suggested during floor debate ... that the United States should not continue accepting immigrants mho speak no English. ""I pick up the telephone and call the local garage, "" Byrd said. ""I can't understand the person on the other side of the line. I'm not sure he can understand me. They're all over the place, and they don't speak English. We want more of this?"" Later he apologized for the remark, saying, ""I regret that in the heat of the moment I spoke unwisely.""Is America in the midst of another backlash against foreigners? In the wide-ran.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (336 pages)
ISBN:9780813156590
0813156599

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