Mexico state of Tamaulipas first to declare itself bilingual

Feb 052009
 
 05/02/2009  Posted by PMC at 08:27 on 05/02/2009 Comments Off
Mexico state of Tamaulipas first to declare itself bilingual

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico – It isn’t perfect English, but pretty darn close. Spoken in unison, the words flow effortlessly from a group of smiling students. So does their message. “English is important to me,” said 11-year-old Silvia Alejandra Briseño, “because it means more opportunities and better communication when I grow up. Hopefully a better job, too, here or there in Texas.” Her bilingual teacher, 36-year-old Mary Lou Tamez, said: “English is critical, especially when you realize who our neighbors are, Texans.” Without fanfare but with great hopes, the state of Tamaulipas, which borders Texas, has declared itself the first bilingual ….Read More

What is “English Proficiency” as it applies to a Mexican Trucker?

Mar 152008
 
 15/03/2008  Posted by PMC at 16:05 on 15/03/2008 2 Responses »

Leave it up to the opposition to take a minor point and run it up the pole until it becomes a major problem. Such is the case with the “English Proficiency Requirement” brought up by that silly little man, Byron Leslie Dorgan, in the Capitol Hill ambush of Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters. Let’s call him “Leslie”! That is such a manly and Senatorial sounding name! CVSA Inspector guidelines state: “In recognition of the three countries’ language differences, it is the responsibility of the driver and the motor carrier to be able to communicate in the country in which the ….Read More

The waits will be longer – Texas DPS threatens to disrupt border commerce

Feb 262008
 
 26/02/2008  Posted by PMC at 10:55 on 26/02/2008 1 Response »

Texas Department of Public Safety Inspectors announced today their plans to cause a total disruption of border commerce in the Laredo sector Texas DPS along with USDOT and FMCSA have been handing out pamphlets announcing their intentions of turning back at the border, any transfer driver who can not or will not respond to their questions in English. Luis Brown Robert Sesma, president of the National Camera of the Motor transport de Carga (Canacar), expressed this week, his indignation of measures being announced, that the FMCSA and USDOT will take towards Mexican carriers. “it is ridiculous to announce that they ….Read More

TV Azteca network adding English classes to its lineup

Nov 192007
 
 19/11/2007  Posted by PMC at 05:27 on 19/11/2007 Comments Off
TV Azteca network adding English classes to its lineup

MEXICO CITY – As the debate over immigration reform festers in Congress, one message is clear: Americans think people from other countries who live in the United States ought to speak English. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said it to a gathering of Latino journalists. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said it when he proposed a bill calling for the designation of English as the national language. Even President Bush said it as he lobbied for his immigration overhaul package. “I think people who want to be a citizen of this country should learn English,” Bush said. Now a Mexican television network is ….Read More

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