Joe Vento Gets It,..Why Doesn't the US Senate?
Joe Vento is the owner of the ONLY decent steak shop in South Philly (See the Barbaro post). Joe also supports the widow of slain PPD officer Daniel Faulkner in her efforts to finally fry Mumia Abu Jamal!
How do you say cheesesteak with in Spanish?
Joseph Vento, the owner of Geno's Steaks, doesn't know. And he doesn't care.
Just read the laminated signs, festooned with American eagles, at his South Philadelphia cheesesteak emporium: This is America. When Ordering, Speak English.
Vento's political statement - from a man whose Italian-born grandparents spoke only broken English - captures the anger and discontent felt by many Americans about illegal immigrants.
With a battle looming between the House and Senate on legalizing some immigration violators, the public backlash is framed by two complaints:
One, my grandparents came legally. How come these guys can't? And, two, my grandparents had to learn English. How come these guys don't?
"Go back to the 19th century, and play by those rules," said Vento, 66, whose grandfather became a U.S. citizen in 1921.
posted by TheBitterAmerican @ 9:33 PM
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7 Comments:
Geno's? Decent steaks?
My man, had down to Oregon avenue, under I-95 and go to Tony Luke's.
Props to Joe Vento. He's done what a lot of us would like to do: tell immigrants to learn English. How many languages do Americans have to learn to accommodate political correctness? The comments of the college professor were typical of the left wing lunatics. I hope Philadelphia has enough common sense to ignore those loonies.
P.S. Does it take a rocket scientist to learn how to say "cheesesteak please"?
We are behind you Joe
I'm with ya Joe and so are NUMEROUS Americans (too numerous to count) who "think" like you BUT have little or no opportunity to ACT like you.
STAY THE COURSE JOE!
Joe Vento-you have guts and I salute you.
If you go to Middle Eastern countries they will make your women cover their heads and women will not be able to drive alone. The people come to this great country to escape poverty, religious prosecutions and to experience the basic freedom that was denied to them in their countries. They would die to come to this country and when they come here they would change their colors like the chameleons.
The same people come here and want this country to change laws to accommodate their religious or social preferences. Other groups come here and want this country to adopt their language as the business language. Why did they come here in the first place if they were not willing to accept the language and culture of this country? They show not only the disrespect but also the hatred towards the adopted country. This shows they are not worthy of the compassion, respect or freedom they are getting in this great country. Accepting the culture and learning the language of the adopted country is not only beneficial but it is also the sign of respect.
First off, I just want to say that what Joe said on msnbc.com is incorrect. If you do not speak english, it does not mean you are illegal. My family is from Mexico, and I have grandparents that after living here for 20 years LEGALLY still have an accent and sometimes struggle with their words. That does not make them illegal.
Second, why are you only attacking latinos? or more specific, mexicans? Why is it that everytime we talk about immigration reforms we think of the people down south? Have we forgotten that the border up north is non existant and many people come thru there from countries from Europe and Asia? If you are going to be not give service to those that cannot speak english,then actually base it on the fact that they cannot speak it and not just onthe fact of their skin color or the language they do speak.
Third, you are very ignorant. It is obvious to me that you do not have any knowledge in immigration reforms, the struggles to coming AND becoming legal and even just the simple struggle of learning a new language. I know many immigrants who come to this country and the first thing they do is enroll in a public adult school to learn the language. So what if they come one day and they speak the language? That doesn't mean they aren't trying or going to school for it. Or what, they have to bring a teachers note to prove to you they are trying?
Get your act together because this is only going to get more attention, and before you know it, you are going to have to take that sign down.
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