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Illegal immigrant shot by Maricopa Country Deputy dies

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I was born in South America and I came here after I learned English...that was lucky me but...I totally agree that people that move here must learn English and not the other way around.

If a US native moves to the country I come from, I'd expect him to learn the local language.
I totally agree, but it's surprising how many Americans move to other countries without learning the language. I remember a Vietnamese girl on television who had fulfilled her "lifelong" dream of visiting Vietnam for month only to be highly disappointed that almost no one there spoke any English. After planning the trip for years, she spoke not a word of Vietnamese. Besides being good manners and smart business, it's only practical to learn the language of the land.
 
That makes perfect sense, as long as you're not pissed when a store owner will only speak Spanish.

If his store is in the US, he needs to speak English with non-Spanish speaking customers. If he wants Spanish only, Mexico/Central/South America is that way.

When in Rome, act like the Romans. Other LEGAL immigrants have to adapt to the US culture and language, why the hell Latinos (not all of them of course) expect otherwise?

I totally agree, but it's surprising how many Americans move to other countries without learning the language. I remember a Vietnamese girl on television who had fulfilled her "lifelong" dream of visiting Vietnam for month only to be highly disappointed that almost no one there spoke any English. After planning the trip for years, she spoke not a word of Vietnamese. Besides being good manners and smart business, it's only practical to learn the language of the land.

What city did she visit? I was in Saigon (HCM City), the largest and most populous city in South Vietnam and educated people do speak English. They even have formal meetings at university so anyone can come in and practice their English skill.
 
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I totally agree, but it's surprising how many Americans move to other countries without learning the language. I remember a Vietnamese girl on television who had fulfilled her "lifelong" dream of visiting Vietnam for month only to be highly disappointed that almost no one there spoke any English. After planning the trip for years, she spoke not a word of Vietnamese. Besides being good manners and smart business, it's only practical to learn the language of the land.

The only Mexican chick at my Hooters doesnt speak a word of Spanish.
You know who's teaching her?
THE KOREAN GIRL!!

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If his store is in the US, he needs to speak English with non-Spanish speaking customers. If he wants Spanish only, Mexico/Central/South America is that way.

When in Rome, act like the Romans. Other LEGAL immigrants have to adapt to the US culture and language, why the hell Latinos (not all of them of course) expect otherwise?

What city did she visit? I was in Saigon (HCM City), the largest and most populous city in South Vietnam and educated people do speak English. They even have formal meetings at university so anyone can come in and practice their English skill.
I didn't watch it, my wife did (and gave me her usual synopsis when I got off the computer), so I can't say for sure, but she was visiting her family. The couple minutes I saw were very rural, no paved roads, chickens everywhere, lots of trees and crops, but it was month or so trip and so I'm sure she visited Saigon at the least. She had a government minder though, so I'm not sure if people would agree to speak with someone being followed around by a camera crew anyway.

There are some Mexican-owned stores in Chattanooga aimed at Mexican clientele where the proprietors speak little or no English, but we usually manage to communicate. That doesn't bother me, although if I'm at a freakin' fast food restaurant or on a construction site and no one speaks decent English I'm pretty ticked off.

The only Mexican chick at my Hooters doesnt speak a word of Spanish.
You know who's teaching her?
THE KOREAN GIRL!!

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Hilarious!
 
No so sure the illegal part here is irrelevant, I would expect anyone pointing an AK47 at a cop to be blown away.
 
The only bad part of this story is that the taxpayers will have to pick up the cost of nearly 3 days in the hospital. It'd be slightly cheaper to increase the training of the police to become better shots.
 
No so sure the illegal part here is irrelevant, I would expect anyone pointing an AK47 at a cop to be blown away.

I'd expect the same. The rest is just an opportunity for our resident bigots to revel in the death of an "Illegal". They'd probably take the other side if it had been a middle aged white tea partier.
 
I'd expect the same. The rest is just an opportunity for our resident bigots to revel in the death of an "Illegal". They'd probably take the other side if it had been a middle aged white tea partier.

Yea, that's what I was thinking about this whole thread. Guy threatened a cop, got shot. News at 11.
 
The guy pointed a gun at a cop. No matter who this is you will get no sympathy here. White guy... black guy... illegal guy... you are going to die. I will say that it's never surprising to see the same shit heads trying to pretend that some people who post here will shed a tear for the poor illegal!!! FFS there ARE some things that pretty much everyone can agree on. This is should be one of them.
 
The guy pointed a gun at a cop. No matter who this is you will get no sympathy here. White guy... black guy... illegal guy... you are going to die. I will say that it's never surprising to see the same shit heads trying to pretend that some people who post here will shed a tear for the poor illegal!!! FFS there ARE some things that pretty much everyone can agree on. This is should be one of them.

So you agree that we should round the illegals up and deport them en-masse?
 
So you agree that we should round the illegals up and deport them en-masse?

So that's what the thread is really about, after all.

I think we should, and if stories like this are any indication, it may save their lives in the long run.

Crudely veiled threats- how cute. Maybe the right fringe will hunt them down and hack them to bits instead, as in Rwanda... or just gas 'em all- it's more humane, right??
 
I'd expect the same. The rest is just an opportunity for our resident bigots to revel in the death of an "Illegal". They'd probably take the other side if it had been a middle aged white tea partier.

Another shining example of someone who has the defective liberal gene. No, we non liberals wouldn't be upset. Basically, what umbrella39 said - that's what we non liberals think. But you're to blinded by your hatred of anyone who disagrees with you to understand that.
 
Since this thread has veered off track anyway, it occurs to me that if we make guns illegal, only illegals will have guns!!
 
So that's what the thread is really about, after all.



Crudely veiled threats- how cute. Maybe the right fringe will hunt them down and hack them to bits instead, as in Rwanda... or just gas 'em all- it's more humane, right??

He's on my ignore. Thanks for quoting his foolish post 🙂
 
If his store is in the US, he needs to speak English with non-Spanish speaking customers. If he wants Spanish only, Mexico/Central/South America is that way.

When in Rome, act like the Romans. Other LEGAL immigrants have to adapt to the US culture and language, why the hell Latinos (not all of them of course) expect otherwise?

What happened to individual freedoms?

And since it's a private establishment, isn't it his right to not serve anyone who doesn't speak Spanish?
 
So that's what the thread is really about, after all.



Crudely veiled threats- how cute. Maybe the right fringe will hunt them down and hack them to bits instead, as in Rwanda... or just gas 'em all- it's more humane, right??

Thats a pretty pathetic straw man you got there.
Try harder next time.
It will help you if stop using emotional arguments.
 
I was born in South America and I came here after I learned English...that was lucky me but...I totally agree that people that move here must learn English and not the other way around.

If a US native moves to the country I come from, I'd expect him to learn the local language.

Miami survives just fine with mostly Spanish speaking. You can go days without hearing English anywhere plus it may do Americans some good to learn a second language good for brain.
 
Another shining example of someone who has the defective liberal gene. No, we non liberals wouldn't be upset. Basically, what umbrella39 said - that's what we non liberals think. But you're to blinded by your hatred of anyone who disagrees with you to understand that.

Heh. Your accusations of hatred are misplaced. I actually feel sorry for people who can't think straight and are easily swayed by emotionally loaded propaganda.

Not that I agree with the way the incidents were handled, by Righties were up in arms over Ruby Ridge and Waco. Federal agents were killed in the original skirmish at Waco. They inspired McVeigh, for example, and they continue to inspire nutjobs to amass personal armories.

The sad truth is that the Right's insinuation of the legitimacy of "second amendment solutions" to "preserve the Constitution" flies in the face of legitimately elected govt and the constitution itself. It's contradictory on its face, but Righties seem to love that kind of contradiction.

The whole issue wrt Illegal immigrants is part and parcel of their own defective belief system. It's a beautiful thing to rave about, even though their idols actually promote and encourage it. If illegals couldn't gain employment in this country, they wouldn't come, and they're on the payrolls of America's biggest corporations. Those same corporations keep the base riled up about "big govt", even though that's the only way that the issue can be resolved.

But, go ahead, revel in the death of one poor dumb bastard who was foolish enough to point a gun at a cop, use it as an excuse to insinuate that illegals will and should be the victims of even greater violence, and that we should "seal the border", as if such a thing is possible w/o "big govt", or possible at all w/o constraining our own freedom.
 
The only bad part of this story is that the taxpayers will have to pick up the cost of nearly 3 days in the hospital. It'd be slightly cheaper to increase the training of the police to become better shots.

He shot the guy in the head? How much better shot do you need him to be? 😉
 
Man dies and you people cheer. Because he was an illegal immigrant.

He probably didn't understand English. Knowing these racist American cops shot first before asking questions I bet.
 
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