Ex-ESPN college football analyst Lou Holtz is walking back his controversial comments about illegal immigration from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland last week.
But the former Notre Dame coach is standing by his assertion that all U.S. immigrants should learn how to speak English and adapt themselves to U.S. culture — not the other way around.
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The Donald Trump supporter clarified his previous RNC comments with TMZ Sports. Holtz said he was joking on some topics, but serious on others. Per TMZ:
Lou Holtz says he regrets making a crack about foreigners at an event during the Republican National Convention .