Thread: SIX ENGLISH ENQUIRIES FOR MIKE HUCKABEE

JIM BOULET Exec.Dir.- ENGLISH FIRST-8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102- Springfield, VA. 22151 -- Tel.(703) 321-8818 http://www.englishfirst.org ****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2007

* * * * * * * * * * SIX ENGLISH ENQUIRIES FOR MIKE HUCKABEE * * * * * * * * *

(Springfield, Virginia) English First today urged Governor Mike Huckabee to answer the following six questions regarding his record of preserving and protecting America’s linguistic unity:

(1) You have often stated that illegal alien children are entitled to a free public education. In what language should these children be instructed?

(2) You did not respond to the 2007 Hispanic Link survey regarding your position on bilingual education. Why?

(3) When Alabama made English the official language of the state in 1990, it ceased to offer driver’s license exams in languages other than English. Arkansas, which became an official English state in 1987, could have followed Alabama’s lead but did not. Why?

(4) On August 11, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 13166, which requires all recipients of federal funds to offer translations into any language anyone speaks at any time. A majority of the U.S. Senate voted to defund enforcement of E.O. 13166 in both 2006 and 2007. What is your opinion of E.O. 13166?

(5) In 2006, Congressman STEVE KING (R-Iowa) led an effort to eliminate mandatory multilingual ballots. Do you believe American elections should be conducted in English?

(6) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued the Salvation Army over its requirement that Salvation Army employees must learn English and speak English on the job. Do you support the EEOC or the Salvation Army on this issue?

“Even Hillary Clinton says that immigrants should learn English. But the real issue is the language used in our public schools and voting booths,â€

Suppose it's too much to expect he will answer the questions.

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
Franklin D. Roosevelt