Political Quotes

“the Inhofe language in this amendment contains two basic parts. In the first part, we can talk about changing a word or two, but we all basically agree on it. We basically agree that to be successful in America, you must speak English. I imagine there are people on the margins of our society who survive without a command of English, but that is where they will remain. It is rare that a person in America reaches a level of success without a mastery of English. As I go about the State of Illinois and the city of Chicago, where so many people speak many different languages, it is well understood that learning English is the first step toward becoming an American and becoming successful in America. We don't argue about that. There are different ways to characterize English as our language. I like the characterization of my colleague, Senator Salazar, who characterizes English as ``our common and unifying language.'' It is that; it is our common and unifying language. Senator Inhofe uses the words ``our national language.'' But when you get down to it, there is no argument here about the basic premise. We agree on the basic premise. It is not as if it is just in America. We know that the language of aviation around the world is English. We know that the common universal language in most places on the Internet is English. That is a fact.…”