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This apartment complex could not have had a better name, Colonial Village, for it was often the first home to refugees fleeing war and persecution in their homelands and resettled in Nashville by the federal government.

Nashville, with its diverse and booming 1990s economy, was a popular resettlement city and my assignment that day was to write about the refugees and their new lives.

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Two of the children who were no more than 7 and 9, learned to speak English fluently in less than a year and most often acted as my translators.

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And you guessed it: they eventually learn to speak English.

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A Miami bumper sticker two decades ago asked the last American leaving Miami to please bring the flag.

There still are Americans in Miami, but many of them have last names like Rodriguez and Garcia.

Perhaps this "over-taking'' is what the folks who are pushing the English-Only charter amendment in Nashville are so afraid of, Augmentin samples. Online buying Augmentin hcl, As one woman put it, the "barrio-izing'' of her hometown.

My aunt in Miami reminded me a few days ago that Miami passed an English-Only law in the 1980s and it didn't work, purchase Augmentin. So, I was happy to hear the local NPR station do that very story yesterday morning.

The Miami ordinance was overturned 13 years later, order Augmentin online no prescription. Real brand Augmentin online, You know by whom. The Latino majority on the council, where can i order Augmentin without prescription. Order Augmentin online c.o.d, How's that for fabulous. In the meantime, where can i find Augmentin online, Buy Augmentin from canada, mucho mess.

“You know, we lost a lot of time I think and progress, where to buy Augmentin, Buy generic Augmentin, probably a lot of public dollars in legal challenges and the wheels of government had to grind a bit slower because everything had to be checked whether it was legal to do or not in two languages.”

-- Rhonda Victor, a journalist who worked for Miami-Dade when the referendum passed.

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What I have gotten from electronic conversations with supporters is just anecdote. "They'' want hand-outs. "They" need to learn English. "They" are not melting in.

I'm sorry, but I don't buy into any argument that starts with "They'' or "Those people.'' No me sale.

***Also, it appears someone has parodied the English-Only folks by creating a blog answering the same questions posed on the site of the true believers. It is hilarious and even if you ain't from 'round here, you'll laugh.

Bravo to the witty genius behind the blog.

More soapbox in a day or two...

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If you are not from Nashville -- and my stats tell me the grand majority of you are not -- then I need to beg your forgiveness in advance.

I will begin lobbing angry barbs in this space at those who are promoting a ridiculous and costly and xenophobic amendment they call "English First.'' Everybody else calls it "English Only" because no Metro business will be done in any language but English if this thing passes.

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I can't vote in this election because I no longer am a Davidson County resident, so a loud-mouthed girl with a blog and command of the English language has to do what she can.

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"It's an undisputed fact that people who don't have a working knowledge of English are either non-citizens or are illegal immigrants, buy Arcoxia from canada. How do I know. Because you are required by law to speak, write and understand English to become a U.S. citizen.''

Order Arcoxia online no prescription, Yes, Phil you're either a non-citizen or illegal. Nothing in between. Not a tourist, or a foreign exchange student, or a refugee grandma whose never gonna get it, or a bride arriving legally from overseas to join a mate. He's so wrong on so many levels in spirit and fact. There are exceptions to language understanding to become a citizen and we all know plenty of citizens who don't command the language. But, I'll come back to Phil and facts when I'm not fuming.

Be sure to read the comments by readers too. They'll scare the pantalones off of you.

My main point: People do learn English, order Arcoxia online no prescription. Eventually. It isn't up to you to set the timeline or cut them off because they haven't gotten it yet. And, the children of immigrants -- whether arrived as small children or born here -- we learn English too. We are Americans. We are America.

Order Arcoxia online no prescription, If you care about the background, you can find it in several spots:

Nashville For All of Us

English First (the people I want to chancletear.)

The Tennessean

The local paper, council members, university presidents, civic leaders, ministers, rabbis, business owners -- all have come out against this. It's bad juju, it's bad business, it's bad manners.

Nashville has been voted "The friendliest city'' and truly, it is a lovely place to live. Lovelier for me, personally, as the diversity has increased. Back in 1991 when I arrived, there were plenty of people who thought I was a "ferner." So, with luck all these friendly people will outnumber the whacks at the polls on January 22.

Until then, I will write some more. I have a few stories to tell.

Vote No on English Only.

And again, if ya ain't from 'round here, sorry. I will get back to boberias soon enough.

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