Wow … just … wow. On one point I agree: road signs are only in English in Georgia.
Let’s look at some of the claims:
Supporters of the bill argued at a hearing before a Senate committee last month that permanent residents in the United States should speak English.
Is there some kind of problem with group assimilation right now that justifies this measure?
D.A. King, president of the Dustin Inman Society, an anti-illegal immigration group, spoke in favor of the bill, saying it’s necessary for public safety.
How does restricting the set of exam languages promote public safety? It’ll keep drivers off the road, but you might as well arbitrarily restrict certain sets of people from driving.
He also mentioned the biblical Tower of Babel, and said those who want to give the exam in many languages are in favor of “tearing the country apart and creating chaos.”
Every major monolingual country has had a civil war. Just sayin’.
Opponents of Senate Bill 67 said it would be discriminatory against those not proficient in English. It would allow a driver’s license official to read the test to illiterate Georgians who can’t read street signs in any language, but would require foreigners who read another language to take the written exam in English.
You’re doing it wrong.
