Thursday, September 2, 2010

Tancredo, Maes opposed to bilingual ballots

In a debate today, the three gubernatorial candidates were asked whether Colorado should accommodate Spanish-speaking people by printing bilingual ballots. American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo and Republican Dan Maes both said no.

“Ballots should not be printed in Spanish,” Tancredo said, adding that to become a citizen, people have to prove proficiency in English. “So, who gets these ballots?”

Maes said he is opposed to bilingual ballots and also does not like bilingual schools. He said immigrants need to be immersed in the English language. He said providing bilingual schools interferes with people’s ability to assimilate. More -

By current federal law, bilingual ballots are required in any county where at least 5 percent of the population speaks a language other than English, according to Colorado Secretary of State communications director Rich Coolidge.   More -

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