| An extremely old and familiar theme in U.S. history has | | | | 1. That the writer of this call-out shot himself in the foot |
| been the episodic anti-foreigner xenophobia. So old, so | | | | in an implicit admission that this "Oh my God we are |
| familiar is this xenophobia, that at one time it was illegal | | | | being invaded by all these disease ridden, murderous |
| in 22 states to teach a foreign language. The Supreme | | | | Mexican illegals.", is a ruse, a deception, a lie-they don't |
| Court had to overturn this idiocy and still, by 1954, only | | | | want any foreigners, Legal or Illegal, in America. |
| 56% of American high schools offered foreign | | | | 2. There is a current "invasion" going on right now in |
| language study with less than 14.2% enrolled in foreign | | | | Mexico. The invaders are Americans who are invading |
| language study.[1] | | | | Mexico by the tens of thousands, running Mexicans off |
| Today, less than 9.3% of Americans are fluent in | | | | their land by buying it up, by forming |
| another language. Would you believe that many of my | | | | American-English-Speaking-only enclaves-NEVER |
| readers find this lack of global sophistication a "good | | | | BOTHERING TO ASSIMILATE THE CULTURE or |
| thing"? | | | | LANGUAGE! |
| Like the word xenophobia or not, it is an actual | | | | These non-assimilating and nonSpanish-speaking |
| disorder historically suffered by the vast majority of | | | | American invaders are now in the hundreds of |
| Americans. Applied to the linguistic issue it is called: | | | | thousands if not millions. It is estimated that 363,000 |
| xenoglossophobia. | | | | Americans are expatriating each year with most |
| America is currently in another episode of | | | | ending up in Mexico.[3] |
| anti-foreigner xenophobia, whether legal or illegal, and it | | | | They are destroying the cohesive thread of Mexican |
| is currently focused on Latinos of all stripes. You would | | | | society at more than a million American expats. Most |
| think from the rhetoric that abounds online that if you | | | | American expats-and I mean the vast majority-never |
| are a Latino, legal or illegal, you are the biggest threat | | | | bother to learn the language. |
| Americans have seen since World War II. | | | | You can visit a little town called San Miguel de Allende |
| Have you thought this immigration issue is an "Illegal | | | | with about 10,000 American expats that have, |
| Alien" problem only? Guess again! On Frosty | | | | according to Mexicans we have interviewed and |
| Wooldridge's website (he is one of the gurus of the | | | | expats who have fled that town because of the |
| anti-Mexican legal or illegal movement), there appears | | | | cultural destruction at the hands of Americans, ruined it! |
| this statement: | | | | So I am wondering at this point if the word |
| "Ladies and gentlemen of America-we are LOSING all | | | | HYPOCRISY comes screaming like a freight train in |
| four factors. If you look around you, we are losing the | | | | your mind? Or perhaps, DOUBLE STANDARD. Maybe |
| cohesive thread of our society at over four million legal | | | | that is what you are thinking. |
| and illegal immigrants annually. They are not assimilating | | | | I know I am! |
| nor are they speaking our language."[2] | | | | [1] 2005 was made for you, monolingual Americans |
| This appears to be what is called a "call-out" in | | | | There's a reason you fear learning foreign languages |
| journalism. This is a journalistic device to call attention | | | | By DOUGLAS BOWER; Houston Chronicle |
| to the article itself. | | | | [2] |
| But, do not miss what he said here: Legal and Illegal | | | | [3] The U.S. Census Bureau statistical yearbook of the |
| immigrants. I've long suspected this has never been an | | | | Immigration and Naturalization Service. In a report |
| issue of "Illegal Immigrants" only. | | | | called, Private Citizens Abroad, written by the U.S. |
| The absolute hysterical hypocrisy of this call-out is: | | | | Bureau of Consular Affairs. |