An American living in a heavily Hispanic part of Florida was refused service because she did not speak Spanish. The Miami Herald reports:
A video of an argument with a Taco Bell employee in Hialeah has unleashed a wave of indignation on social media.
The incident happened on Wednesday night, when Alexandria Montgomery was trying to place an order — in English — at a Taco Bell drive thru window at 785 East Ninth St. The employee refused to take her order because she wasn’t speaking Spanish.
In the video, which was posted Thursday night, Montgomery asked the annoyed woman, “Do you have a manager here?”
“She is in her house sleeping,” the employee replied in Spanish in a dismissive tone. There was no one else to take the order, the employee claimed.
The employee in question was fired. English is not the official language in Florida, but officially not the United States as a whole.
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The whole left is the problem. She was fired but she should have been deported also. We can end this crap by getting rid of the troublemakers permanently.
Thank you very much LIBERALS for promoting divisiveness through their damned political correctness in our country by promoting DIVERSITY!
Now I must say that really aggravates. Fifteen of my 24 year military career was spent “overseas” living in the towns and villages. You either learned to speak the language or you didn’t buy anything or eat while off the military installation. So today I can speak and understand several languages, not absolutely fluently, but well enough to understand. Most of the families who come to the U S to live permanently will pick up enough English to get by as well. The greatest problem for most families they create for themselves because they only speak their native language at home. But to those who come to the U S and want employment should be REQUIRED to learn enough English to communicate with the americans they come in contact with or not be hired. However many businesses contribute to the problem with large signs,IN SPANISH, that says “yes we speak Spanish”
Bilingualism is probably the best way to divide a country. I witnessed it in Canada for years and it’s still going on there. Best explanation of the problem and the cure is in a speech by Barbara Jorden. A black member of the democratic party. President Roosevelt also spoke out on the subject and why it was detrimental the the progress of a country. How come all of those Democrats forty and fifty years ago were so smart and the Democrats of today are so out of touch with America?
tTH NEW COMMUNIST PARTY HAS DESTROYED THE BALANCE OF AMERICAN CITIZENS VS LEGAL IMMIGRATION WITH THE MASSIVE INFLUX BY THE NEW COMMUNIST PARTY OF ILLEGAL ALIENS AND RADICAL ISLAMIST MUSLIMS AND WHEN THEY STRIKE AGAIN HERE IN THIS COUNTRY YOU ALL WILL FIND OUT WHY TRUMP TRIED TO STOP ILLEGAL ALIENS AND ISLAMIST TERRORISTS TO WALK INTO OUR COUNTRY BY THE TENS OF MILLIONS FOR 8 YEARS !!!! BY A FORMER NAVY SEAL EXPERT IN ILLEGAL ISLAMIST TERRORISTS ALLOWED TO CROSS INTO OUR COUNTRY BY THE NEW COMMUNIST PARTY NUMBERS IN THE 10,000 PLUS RANGE AND THEY WILL STRIKE ALL 50 STATES AT ONCE NEXT AND MAYBE THEN THEY WILL REAP THE REWARDS OF THEIR STUPIDITY !!!!!!!!!!!! VIETNAM VET
People who come to or live in America know that our language is ENGLISH not Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French etc WE ARE AN ENGLISH NATION you come here learn our language or go home. Same with solicitors when you call speak English this is American better yet stop calling us and interrupting us during our supper, or wake us up and you are not suppose to call before nine a.m. or after 7pm., know your time zones when you are calling people. As for the con artist /phone scammers get a real job, stop stealing from people that is a crime, and you will get caught. i think most scammers a democrats and we know they can do no wrong. and can talk themselves into a free get out of jail pass. you are committing crimes when you do this, you will do time for all your crimes., learn an honest trade Thank goodness this employee at Taco lost her job for not serving an American who speaks ENGLISH here in AMERICA. Her boss did the RIGHT THING.
I have never liked the slop they serve at “Taco Hell” anyway. It is garbage that they call food. If the person isn’t fired for this indiscretion then maybe ICE ought to look into who they hire and even the customers of “Taco Hell” for illegals.
I can remember about 20 years ago, maybe longer, we the people voted to have English be th official language in the state of California. Yeah. That lasted just a few weeks before the California courts struck it down as discriminatory. another fine example of the courts defying the will of the people.
After she spoke with the manager, on the phone, she was hung up on. The manager needs fired as well. Better yet, pull the franchise.
The word to learn is assimilation. As an immigrant, you come here by legal process, learn the language and integrate into society and uphold and respect the laws of the country. No second languages, no other flags, and one Constitution – the of the land.
Read President Teddy Roosevelt’s speech on immigration. Circa 1906. It’s simple and should be the law today. People that want to come here and follow the customs and laws from whence they came or, want to change our culture are not welcome here. Go back to we here you came from!
Everytime a State agrees to accommodate Hisplamics or any
Other Group of Non-English
Speaking People, American Citizens
are the Ones who pay the Price.
I live in Florida & just recently, I read that Ballots in some Counties would be
Printed in English&Spanish.
This is Pandering & I would assume that the Language Nonsense was initiated by
the FLORIDA DEM PARTY.
As for Taco Bell, Avoid them in Florida, until English is SPOKEN.
English should be the official language and laws should be passed to assure it is.
The great Cory Aquino around 1987 took office as President after she connived a way to overthrow Marcos. One of the first things she did was have classes in public schools tayght in their dialect . There are over 700 dialects in the Philippines. Today you have people in one area of the Philippines cannot communicate with Filipinos from other areas fluently. My driver and my housekeeper cannot carry on a conversation with each other.
She claimed it promoted pride and the irony of it she claimed it would help make the country one. If anything it caused a division between the people. I cannot speak any of the dialects, but I do feel if I am going to reside here it is my responsibility to learn the language of my area and not for the citizens of the Philippines to learn my language. Although it hurts a country that cannot speak the International business language English.
Be very worried when the other language to English is Arabic. The World-wide medievil (sic) cult will try. Thank God and your fore fathers (I am British and I love the U S A) for the Second Amendment which must not be abolished.
The public school system of the Philippines teaches English to virtually ALL citizens. While the dialect, Tagalog, is what most Phili speak they all seem quite adept at English, too. My wife’s (asawa) four kids and seven Gkids totally impressed me with their grasp of English!!
Watching that tape, I sensed that the clerk did understand and speak at least rudimentary English. It looked to me that the primary problem was that the clerk was a racist smart a$$. The other two probably spoke English, too, but didn’t want to get in the middle of this because they have to work with the jerk, I mean clerk. One of the two was probably also the assistant manager and was nominally in charge. If the manager was not there and left no one in charge, then he or she needs to be fired.
I agree with you all the way!!!!!
The Moron at Taco Bell needs to go back to her country or put her in the trash can where she belongs. Why hasn’t she learned English. These moron immigrants coming in should have to speak English to be considered coming into America. US citizens are sick of you scumbags trying to get everything for nothing. I’m glad she was fired!!! Only the Dems. want you here for votes…they need to leave also.
Assimilate or get the hell out.
Que? Hay Gringos en Florida, que no pueden hablar Castellano? Ellos no deben comer tacos. They should eat only burgers and a milkshake. If you live in Florida, California and Arizona, you must learn Spanish. And in Louisiana — il vouz faut parler francais. And in Pennsylvania, Sie muessen Amisch sprechen!. Duh!!!
That’s not true. I live here in Cali and we don’t have to speak or learn
Spanish. This is America we speak English!!
YES!
Right on!!!
Regarding the employee who was, it is claimed, fired, might deportation possibly be appropriate too?
It started when the cancer of liberalism started infecting this country.
Is this in America or Mexico? This is America and they should not be hiring them if they do not speak. Learn English before you come to our English speaking Country. Or Better yet stay the hell out of America.
English is the official language of the US. It was decided by the second Continental Congress. Choices were German or English. Henry Melichor Muhlenberg voted for (wrongly in my opinion ) for English.
It is sad to say that the USA is one of just a few Countries
in the free world who do not have a school system that
requires a second language. I used to travel quite a lot after
retirement and in most countries I went to most spoke English
not American as good as I did in the people under 25 years old
Not Americans they think they are superior and everyone should
learn their language, which may be called English and be close
to it but it is American all the way.
Bite me
Way to go
Your answer is very stupid. I’m married to an immigrant who speaks 4 languages, and I studied Spanish while in school, and lived in Spain for almost a year while in college. However, I still believe that where ever you travel, you should be prepared to speak the language of the country. While in Spain, I was forced to speak Spanish. When I travel to my husband’s country of Morocco, they speak Arabic and French. Though most people around the world will tell you that English is the primary second language, so most Americans typically don’t have to learn other languages. In fact, I’ve actually been asked by people, why learn another language if I speak English. So, I find it very offensive that some moron who was likely an illegal alien would come to this country and act like a jerk expecting an American customer to speak Spanish. My husband came to this country legally, and has never expected other Americans to speak anything other than English. He has been a citizen now for almost 20 years, and still speaks Arabic with family and friends, but he speaks English everywhere else. That is the language for America, so either speak it or go back to Mexico or Cuba or South or Central America. That’s where people speak Spanish.
GOOD FOR YOU GINGER!!!!
As it should be, America (the United States) happens to be the leader of the free world, and provides security for most of the free world.
THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GREAT “AMERICA”. From another VETERAN, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, 1956/1958.
The “True Daily Staffer” that wrote this article and the editor that proofed it seem to have a problem with English and history. Reference the last sentence, “English is not the official language in Florida, but officially not the United States as a whole.”
grammatical errors.
When referring to people use “who”. When referring to objects, entities, animals, use “that”.
Is this what America is coming to? We better start getting off or butts and geet on Washington D.C to get things back under control or leave their jobs their not doing.
Enough is Enough! We speak in English in America. Build the WALL NOW.
Richard, I TOTALLY AGREE, with you! I understand that the USA, IS & ‘Hopefully’, always, ‘will be’, OPEN to ‘the world’ & immigration-IF, performed, according to LAW-BUT, THIS IS, AMERICA, a COUNTRY, that ‘WAS FORMED”, by ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE! While, WE, have Never, declared English, to be the ‘Law”, of our Country, it IS, beneficial, if the immigrants who have, in the past, from the origins of our FOUNDING-learn to SPEAK English! This ‘unspoken rule’, has been America’s, ‘Mantra’, since our Founding! Those, like that ‘person’, who attempt changing this 232/yr., ‘decision’, should RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN!
AMEN!!!
A BIG AMEN!!!!
This restaurant is about to lose a lot of business.
If they do not like how we became a great nation speaking English then they can get the hell out. Am tired of having to put up with those who come from a loser 3rd world country to suck off what Many generations built to get freebies. Just do us all a favor, EITHER GET WITH THE PROGRAM THAT BUILT THE UNITED STATES OR GO BACK AND FIGHT IN YOUR 3RD WORLD COUNTRY TO MAKE IT LIKE YOU WANT.
Why couldn’t one of the other employees who came to the window (to see what was happening) take the order??? Could they not speak english either???? That employee was extremely rude and needed to be fired!!!
I have heard that Hispanics love playing this “joke” on “gringos” late at night when managers are not around. They get away with it because the chances of a customer coming in the next day to complain, and if the customer calls in the manager is apt to say they will do something and then do nothing because it’s too much bother. It’s more than likely the case that the employee was only faking a call to police in order to “scare” the customer away.
The pat answer NOT MY JOB
none of them claimed to speak any english there were 3 of them who came to the window, but they sure know how to count money tho, the manager should also be fired for leaving no one there who spoke English, in case of an emergency!!! I had comment on this on my face book if these fast food place insist on hiring non english speakers they do not belong at the position of taking order s and should be given other positions in the back of the restaurant, and if these place’s do hire, then they need to have a crash 4 week course of teaching them English and their menues an hour a day mandatory, it can be a paid hour and then a test to be sure they understand and if they fail hit the road!!
RIGHT!!!
English is the language of this country. Learn it or get out!!!!
What is the official language of the state of Florida?
English
Section 9. English is the Official Language of Florida. (a) English is the official language of the state of Florida. (b) The Legislature shall have the power to enforce this section by appropriate legislation.
Florida English as Official Language Amendment (1988) – Ballotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_English_as_Official_Language_Amendment_(1988)
Thank you
Seems like the employee had no desire to even TRY to take the woman’s order. She obviously understood the customer when she asked her name. Something’s up.
Unfortunately, this is not “officially” an English speaking country. Oddly enough, former colonies of the UK, such as Belize, officially made English their national language when they became independent. Yet in over 200 years, the USA has yet to do so, even though there is a national anthem which is in English, air traffic controllers speak English, the rose was designated the official flower and floral emblem of the United States of America in 1986, national motto, bird, flag, seal, creed, pledge of allegiance, national animal, and much more.
We have to thank the lying non patriot called killory Clinton who fought against making English the official language. That is this bitch and her loving dum o rats
Dave: YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE, “ENGLISH” IS OUR LANGUAGE IDIOT!!!
Also if you are here in the United States you should not be allowed to speak any other language while on a job or assisting a customer. It always makes you feel they are talking about you especially when they start laughing. I worked at a facility where no one was allowed to speek any language but English!
WELL, IN SOME THEY ARE NOT KEEPING THAT AS LAW. I KNOW.
Pres Trump needs to sign an executive order that this is an English speaking country NOW and if these people in Florida need to go back to there own country and speak their language. What they did is outrageous and they should get in trouble
English should be required to be spoken and read in all of the US and the territories and all Gov.Forms should be in English only just that language only if you don’t speak and read it don,t come here until you do
CA Governor Brown just passed an executive order that all students take Spanish in school.
What do you expect from that libturd.
Thomas, guess what ???, “HE IS AN ASSHOLE” OLD BROWN THE CLOWN, MOON BEAM”!!!!! He needs to get the hell out of town as far as he can go and that probably wouldn’t be far enough!!!!!
This is where the country is headed folks…we better get a grip and start firing people for violating an English Speaking American because some Wet Back thinks she has more legal rights and authority to abuse this citizen…we have got to address this bilingual bull shit and put a stop to it, IMMEDIATELY or like the Kaepernick flag crap this will grow and have a life of its own across the nation.
Google
What is the official language of the state of Florida?
English
Section 9. English is the Official Language of Florida. (a) English is the official language of the state of Florida. (b) The Legislature shall have the power to enforce this section by appropriate legislation.
Florida English as Official Language Amendment (1988) – Ballotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_English_as_Official_Language_Amendment_(1988)
AMEN, WILLIAM!!!!
English should be the main language of the United States and everything should be written in English and the heck with all these foreigners. When we go to their country we have to know their language or we are s**t out of luck. Just think of the money that this country can save by just having one language. And as for that Taco employee she should be fired for her actions and she is probable not a citizen of this country.
English needs to be declared as the official language of the US. All immigrants must be able to read and write English before they can be naturalized as citizens. No more of this double standard of English/Spanish forms/
I am a naturalized American citizen, and had to learn the Constitution, history and the language in order to pass the tests and interviews to be eligible for naturalization.
Good for you Sally. I’m proud of you and that’s the way it should be and once was.I don’t know when they changed it..
When the cancer if liberalism started infecting this country.
Thank you Salvo Sally. I agree. My husband is also a naturalized citizen, and he originally comes from Morocco. He speaks 4 languages, English, Spanish, Arabic, and French. Yet, he has never expected to get forms in Arabic or French to accommodate him. When he entered the country, he had to show that he spoke English, that he could support himself financially, and he had a sponsor. Why is it that we are suppose to accommodate those who speak Spanish? People come from all around the world and speak several different languages, yet we are just suppose to accommodate those who speak Spanish? No. If you come to America, the expectation is that you should attempt to learn English. I have traveled to other counties, and I never expect everyone to accommodate me by speaking English.
I AGREE SHE SHOULDN’T BE WORKING AT A RESTAURANT IF SHE CAN’T SPEAK ENGLISH . ENOUGH OF THIS POLITICALLY CORRECT CRAP BUT THE BLACK LADY SAID “YA’LL CAN’T BE TAKING OVER THIS COUNTRY ” WHICH WOULD BE RACIST IF SHE WERE WHITE. IT IS RACIST THAT SHE GETS A PASS BUT I WOULD HAVE AL SHARPTON OUT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE IF I SAID ANYTHING SIMILAR TO ANYONE WHO IS NOT WHITE.
IF IT WAS WRONG WHEN WE LIVED UNDER JIM CROW IT IS WRONG FOR US TO BE TREATED THE EXACT SAME WAY BUT THEY CAN’T BE LABELED RACIST. THIS IS INSANITY. AL SHARPTON,LOUIS FARRAKAN ARE EXTREMELY RACIST. WHAT’S UP WITH THIS DOUBLE STANDARD?
Tolerance and cooperation are good things (not presented by the Taco Bell employee). Belligerent advocacy (as postured by the idiot employee) is completely different.
I would leave a very negative reply, but if you are English speaking and if you are white, you need to expect to be discriminated more and more. We must quit being passive and take our country back.
I am sick of all this different languages in America, speak English, learn English.
enough of this crap.
AMEN !!!!!!! Let’s see if the non politically corrupt politicians will have those little round things to make ENGLISH the American Language.