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Texas Senator Criticizes Man for Testifying in Spanish, Saying 'Speak English'

A Texas state senator angrily criticized a man for giving his testimony in Spanish during a committee hearing in Austin on Monday, telling the man to "speak English."

Antolin Aguirre was testifying against a proposed bill that would crack down on illegal immigration, My Fox Dallas-Fort Worth reported Friday.

Republican state Sen. Chris Harris told Aguirre that his testimony was "insulting to us."


Aguirre, who has been in the U.S. since 1988, continued with his remarks in Spanish using an interpreter to relay the information, saying that he felt more comfortable testifying in Spanish.

Several other witnesses testified in their native language of Spanish, arguing that the bill is too vague and will lead to racial profiling against Latinos and the further distrust of police among immigrant communities.

"You get a climate of fear," said Olga Garza Kaufman, of San Antonio, who was born in Mexico and later moved to Texas with her family. "My parents were perfectly legal, but they were afraid of police. That's what happens when you have a culture that does not value its immigrants."

The bill's sponsor, state Sen. Tommy Williams, a Republican, said police take an oath to uphold the law, both federal and state, and should be freed up to ask about detainees' immigration status because they could catch criminals or aspiring terrorists who slipped into the country.

The bill sends "a loud and clear message to criminal aliens that we will not tolerate their presence in Texas," Williams said.

Texas law enforcement officials said that they oppose legislation that would free up officers in so-called sanctuary cities to ask about the immigration status of anyone pulled over during a traffic stop, questioned as a witness or otherwise detained.

Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland Jr. and Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez testified at a Senate hearing that the immigration bill the Legislature is likely to approve could make immigrants afraid to report crimes and cause the further crowding of jails.

The bill could get a full Senate vote by midweek.

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[TheNonners1]

@princessmaria22 its rude because this is america ya dumb cunt..hes lived here 20 trys and wont speak english..thats ignorant....if you travel to other countries you speak their language its called respect and common courtesey..that would be like me going to france and demanding everyone speak english to adjust to me..your mom is an idiot for not having an abortion..how bout that

[princessmaria22]

@TheNonners1 how is that rude your an idiot

[TheNonners1]

i speak spanish in mexico..because im in mexico............in america the first language is english...LIVE HERE? SPEAK ENGLISH!.....here for 20 yrs and dont speak english....really..its rude..ftr

[coochie2u]

HOLY SHIT!!! Would the last American to leave Texas please bring the flag.

[russiantoughguy]

@TOLTECAAZTECA Jews are white you racist prick

[Robertcrash]

It was rude of the mexican to keep speaking spainish, and if I was that Senator, I would have ignored him....

[kaliestraughen]

23 years in the US and im sure he has a good handle on the language. It was rude of the senator to put his feelings like that and it was rude of the mexican guy to just ignore the wishes of the senator. Boys need to learn to play nice. America should be run by women :D

[mymovienerd]

This video looks like it was recorded with a VHS camcorder that was made in 1988.

[TOLTECAAZTECA]

In the beginning God created the heavens,earth and animals.Soon after he'd gave life to the original human being the one with the dark skin.Like the Mexican,African,Arab,Asian,and­ the Jew.But the Lord knew something was missing so he then called on the father of lies the devil into his presence and spoke this words:BEHOLD I GOD will created the next generation of SNAKES the WHITE RACE.Those are yours.And his work was done.That's how we know white people are a bunch of malevolent assholes Amen.

[GROOVY846]

Texas deserves EVERY Wet Backs they throw out the red carpet out for..just keep it within your state line and everything is hunky dorey...dont let them out of the State of Tejas..keep them there!