December 2006 Dave Clark, President and CEO of Commpartners
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However, the publicity it generated may be put to some good use if it serves to get people thinking about this important issue. he Pahrump law, called The section denying town benefits Lee Rowland, staff attorney for the English Language to illegal immigrants won’t have any American Civil Liberties Union of T and Patriot Reaffirma- effect, because the only benefits dis- Nevada, was quoted in the Las Vegas tion Ordinance, brings tributed in the town come from the Review Journal as saying, “We are a na- up the fact that people are disgusted county or federal government, not tion founded by immigrants. The idea with the federal government’s inabili- from the town itself. that everyone needs to conform to a cer- ty to solve the problem of illegal im- That leaves the section making tain level of proficiency in English is an migration. The law has three sections: English the official language. exclusionary ideal that is not in keeping one declares English the official lan- Pahrump is not alone is its decision with our American traditions.” guage of the town of Pahrump; anoth- to try to stop the rising tide of ac- Excuse me, Ms. Rowland, but er makes it illegal to display a foreign commodation to people who don’t what American traditions are you flag by itself (without the U.S. flag); speak English, such as printing bal- talking about? The Arizona ballot and the last makes it illegal for the lots in other languages and requiring question was supported by 48 per- town to provide aid to illegal immi- that driver’s license examinations be cent of Hispanic voters, according to grants. The flag regulation was proba- available in other languages. On an Associated Press exit poll. Jose bly a reaction to the marches earlier Nov. 7, more than 70 percent of vot- Esparza, vice chairman of the Ari- this year in which immigrants waved ers in Arizona passed a ballot mea- zona Latino Republican Association, Mexican flags while making demands sure making English the official was quoted in USA Today as saying of the U.S. government – an image state language of Arizona. That their support was a sign that “the that grated on a lot of people. That made it the 28th state to adopt Eng- majority of Hispanics believe that section will likely face a court chal- lish as the official language. Two the key to success in America is to lenge as being contrary to the First states with large Hispanic popula- learn the language of the land, learn Amendment, and town officials say tions – California and Texas – are English.” That’s the American it’s not likely to be enforced. among them. 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