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WASHINGTON — The national anthem should be sung in English — not Spanish — President Bush declared Friday, amid growing restlessness over whether to grant legal status to immigrants who are in the United States illegally.
"One of the important things here is that we not lose our national soul," the president exclaimed.
A Spanish language version of the national anthem was released Friday by a British music producer, Adam Kidron, who said he wanted to honor America's immigrants.
When the president was asked at a Rose Garden question-and-answer session whether the anthem should be sung in Spanish, he replied: "I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English, and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English."
President Bush hit the nail on the head here, fellas. Next thing you know the road signs will be in Spanish as well as English. I just can't take it when we hand feed those immigrants who refuse to learn our language. If you want to live, work and play here you must speak our language! I don't care if it isn't politically correct or not, it's fucking annoying and if you don't want to learn it then go back to your Spanish speaking country.
You can come here to find a better life all you want. I'm all for that, because you need to make a living for your family and everyone should have the chance to live here if they want. However, if you aren't going to put some work into adapting to our culture, which mostly means speak English, then don't come here at all. I know the American society is so freaking weak and politically correct but that doesn't mean you should get away with it. This goes for people who speak other languages, too. I'm not just pointing out Spanish-speakers, but they are the most popular here and something has to be done. I'm glad President Bush stepped up to the plate and made those comments.
Agreed, completely.
