With four weeks until the Nov. 7 election, Buchanan chose two polarizing issues to energize his campaign. Polls show him mired at the bottom of the presidential field, behind Republican George W. Bush, Democrat Al Gore and the Green Party's Ralph Nader. Those countries don't seem to be staying together too well. The man calls 911 and, eyes bulging from the meatball stuck in his throat, hears an automated menu of languages to choose from. He dies before getting to English, though it's unclear what the choking man would have done had he reached an English-speaking dispatcher.
Immigration is out of control.
Bush and Gore are writing off English for good. Buchanan believes English should be the official U.S. language. English is the official language of government in at least 20 states, though they are symbolic and do not prevent government from using other languages. He would not elaborate on the budget or targeted markets, though he said the effort would emphasize border states. Buchanan has promised if elected to reduce new entry visas to 250,000 a year.