| I do have a problem with it. For one, they are not even using the same words as in the English version. I understand that you cannot translate something from English to Spanish word for word, but from the lyrics I saw it was totally different. I have also heard that they are going to make a new version with words in the anthem something like "Don't blame them, they can't help they weren't born here" which would attempt to draw sympathy to plight of the illegal immigrants. That is not acceptable in my opinion.
Also I have a problem with it just being translated into another language. I believe that if they are going to move here, they should learn English. Things like this are going to make it more acceptable for immigrants to not learn English. And we are the ones that are going to be responsible to communicate with these people, because they must be able to communicate to work. Right now a lot of Colleges and Universities are making it a requirement to take 12 hours of foreign language for a Bachelor's Degree. That is just getting ridiculous if you ask me. If they want to move here and work here, they should speak our language. |