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Bakersfield City Councilman David Couch and his anti-illegal immigration proposals raised a big ruckus at Wednesday night's council meeting.
It was quite the show, what with all that weeping and gnashing of teeth; all that wide-eyed fear and trepidation.
And that was just the council.
The standing-room only crowd was every bit as passionate and just as divided. None of which could possibly have surprised Couch, who surely knew the stink he'd raise by daring to suggest that the council...
In his speech at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists convention a few weeks ago. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had the nerve to suggest Latino immigrants might learn to speak English a little faster if they turned off "the Spanish television set."
The governor was merely saying what many of us already know -- that total immersion is the quickest and best way to learn a new language -- but if the fury unleashed by his remarks is any indication, there are those who find it...
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