Judge Removes Arizona Candidate with Limited English Proficiency

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From NYT:

Lawyers for Alejandrina Cabrera, a candidate for the City Council in the border community of San Luis, Ariz., said Thursday that they might appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court a lower-court ruling that Ms. Cabrera be removed from the ballot because she did not speak English proficiently.

Judge John Nelson of the Yuma County Superior Court ruled late Wednesday night that Ms. Cabrera be struck from the ballot because she did not know enough English to do the job. In removing Ms. Cabrera, Judge Nelson agreed with the recommendation of a linguist who had conducted tests of Ms. Cabrera and found her English skills lacking.

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  • Anonymous

    Interesting. Being in Arizona, there is an obvious racist componant. I wonder what the makeup of the city council is now, and if they conduct any current business in Spanish.

    I would expect that anyone with business before the council should be able to make their case in Spanish, but would like to know if that’s true.

    • ace stonerman

      This is an English speaking country – why on earth should anyone be able to require a translator be made available for “anyone with business before the council”

      • Anonymous

         Because they live in a reality based world, not a fantasy English-only, American-exceptionalism delusional one?

        The city is a border one; the border being between Mexico and the USA. Do you need a map drawn for reference, or can you take it from there, Ace?