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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 a radical concept. The governor's common-sense comments were immediately blasted as "insensitive" by a host of media types, including columnists like my colleague Leonel Martinez, who said in his most recent column that the governor's remarks smacked of "hipocresia." There is some truth to that, of course. Schwarzenegger, along with every other elected official in America, takes full advantage of the Spanish-language airwaves when it suits his political purpose, airing...
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