HOLLYWOOD - Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has blamed his brokenEnglish for enraging politicians and millions of Americans by urging the US to
shut out immigrants.
The actor-turned-politician, an Austrian native himself, sparked uproar on
April 20 when he slammed the "lax situation" concerning immigrants
crossing the border, suggesting the U.S. should "close all the borders in
California and all across--within Mexico and the United States".
But Schwarzenegger is now furiously backtracking--using his poor
command of English as an excuse for his provocative speech.
He says, "Yesterday was a total screw-up in the words I used. Instead of closing, I meant securing. I think maybe my English, I need to go back to school and study a little bit."
But not everyone is convinced--Phil Angelides, state treasurer and a
Democratic candidate, says, "The governor knows what he is saying. He knows
what his words mean."
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