Arnold Is CORRECT

Fornicalia Governor Arnold Schwarzennegger stepped out of his normally-more-cautious role on Friday; according to FoxNews:

Schwarzenegger, who immigrated to the U.S. from Austria, recently told a group of Hispanic journalists that immigrants should stay away from Spanish-language television, books and newspapers.

"You've got to turn off the Spanish television set," Schwarzenegger said Wednesday night at the annual convention of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists in San Jose, Calif. "You're just forced to speak English, and that just makes you learn the language faster."

Naturally, so-called Hispanic groups bristled at the suggestion; in my opinion they can all go to Hell. Arnold is right. Want to be an American? Try this:

• Speak like an American: learn ENGLISH, the language of success;
• Immerse yourself in American culture, like an American;
• OBEY THE LAWS like good Americans;
• Respect the borders; like all Americans;
• Fly the American flag, like good Americans;

The above items would be what one normally would term "a good start."

Why would "Hispanic" groups and politicians object? I have a few ideas. But before that, let's get something straight:

"Hispanics" are NOT "Hispanic." For the most part they are MEXICANS. Mexicans are from MEXICO -- you know, that country directly to our south. They are NOT "Hispanic." For those historically-challenged: Spain CONQUERED Mexico. Mexicans are generally Indians from numerous tribes in that area: Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecs, etc. Mexicans speak SPANISH precisely because Spain CONQUERED that country.

And in many ways Mexicans are no different from a large portion of citizens born in the US: they want what they want, and they want it for free, and they want it now. They don't want to have to do anything for it. And they don't mind shipping a good portion of their cash BACK to the home country.

Hey Mexicans: you want to BE an American? How about this reiteration:

• Put up a US flag.
• Learn English.
• Become an American citizen LAWFULLY.
• IMMERSE yourself in OUR culture.
• Respect OUR borders and OUR laws.

And then you really CAN be one of US.

I don't think there's one person reading this blog who would object to those conditions. As long as we ALSO seal BOTH our borders, north and south.

And oh, a small aside, a teeny-tiny voice of reason buried at the bottom of the article:

Rafael Olmeda, president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, said most NAHJ members would agree with the governor's statements.

"Most people I've spoken to walked away believing that he was trying to say that we must learn English to succeed in American society," Olmeda said.

ALL SIGNS in America should be in English. All official government publications should be in ENGLISH. Mexicans should stop watch TV stations and listening to radio stations broadcasting in Spanish. Here's a suggestion: keep the content; change it to ENGLISH.

You like the country, Mexicans? Try EMBRACING it instead of trying to CHANGE IT and DISOBEYING its sovereign laws.

BZ

P.S.

Check out the above photograph; why don't you think Arnold is standing before an Austrian flag? Another aside: my wife is Mexican. And she completely concurs.