no matter where I go, or no matter what I listen to there is always more spanish then English. I mean the L.A. Mayor did a whole speech in spanish on tv 2 or 3 weeks ago. I walked into a walmart electronics area and all the tv's were set to spanish. Why is that? I thought we spoke english here but everythings is going spanish there are more spanish radio stations in cali then english. Every piece of paper I get has english and spanish on it. Why aren't they learning english? I don't mean to make anyone mad just want to know.
2006-09-15 08:38:21 · 37 answers · asked by Jo Jo 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Because we live in a free society, where democracy and capitalism applies.
Democracy is rule by the majority. So whenever you have a majority of people, or a very large percentage even it it's not the majority, they get their way.
There are communities in the US where the majority of the people are Spanish-speaking. And because the Constitution doesn't require or prohibit any national language, that majority chooses to speak Spanish.
Even without a majority, because of the way capitalism works, if a large percentage of the consumer base wants something, companies will provide it. A large number of people want Spanish-language stations, papers, products, menu options. So, the companies provide what the consumers want.
That's the nature of democracy and capitalism. The alternative is fascism, where the government demands that everything happen a certain way, and the population has no say in the matter.
2006-09-15 08:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 5⤊ 15⤋
What's even stranger, that they make it a racial issue. Every time someone tries to pass a law to make English the official language, someone complains that it's racism. Did you know most English speakers around the world are not white? It's simply our language. Americans speak English. It doesn't matter who was here first or what our race is. That's what we speak. We don't want to take anyone's culture away. We just want them to speak English and obey the law, just like us.
good question by the way
2006-09-15 10:08:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Technically, we don't have an official language, and I don't want one.
We also don't actually speak English here, we speak a dialect known as American English. This was changed from Brittish English back in the 1700s when one of the Websters (can never remember which one) was commissioned to create a dictionary for America that was distinct from Brittain's.
People are speaking Spanish more because there are more Spanish speakers here. People make do this so others can understand them and to speak to a target audience. Unlike the rest of the world, Americans aren't forced to learn more than one language. In almost every other developed country, all school children, from elementary, are taught at least English and their native language.
2006-09-15 08:53:53 · answer #3 · answered by John J 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
You are looking at the marketing, advertising and political courting of the fastest growing segment in our nation: Spanish Speaking Immigrants.
They make money, spend money, and will gravitate to things they understand and can interact with (things in Spanish).
If you want it to change, you have to dry up the jobs in the US given to illegal migrant workers, you have to build more secure and impregnable border control mechanisms, and you have to insist on English being the representative language for all businesses, schools and government offices.
Villaraigosa was a radical Chicano activist in his college days. He was a hard working son of a gun, but he didn't buy into the long term viability or privilege of America managing and controlling the Southwest.
Immigrant Mexicans cannot rise up in arms to take over this region, but with more of them, there becomes less of everyone else, who move away because of standard of living or excessive taxation or both. Therefore, the slow, steady, silent takeover of the Southwest by those of Central American decent is something supported by Villaraigosa. He is not a mayor for all of L.A., just those who are most like him.
No one is victimized, in a relative sense, here in the U.S., for we ask that you speak English, and abide by our laws and culture and traditions and language, and for that, you are given free and open access to all the social services, better wages and infrastructure and OPPORTUNITY you could never dream of in your homeland. For that we should expect more English speaking, zealous citizens in the making, not illiteracy and crime that continues to grow in those areas with poor immigration control.
2006-09-15 08:50:47 · answer #4 · answered by rohannesian 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
languages are evolving all the time. Things are changing.
It's just a matter of how humanity is. As people migrate
they change things where they go. before the colonizers, spanish was not spoken in south america, but tribal languages were. people change their languages. dialects (for example native american) are disappearing everywhere. 600 years ago only native american languages were spoken here but now it's mostly english. by even the native americans. go figure.
2006-09-15 08:48:18 · answer #5 · answered by Sufi 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It makes me sick, because your politicians are to afraid to get rid of the cheap labor that they, even themselves probably hire.
I hate it. We speak English here, learn it or leave!
Or if we start to put everything in Spanish we need to put it in every other language out there because if we cater to one why not cater to all, I mean the cost alone of printing all the different languages would be reason enough to just print it in English.
2006-09-15 09:37:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
That is because historically California was always a spanish speaking region even when the U.S. purchased the land from former Mexican president Santa Ana in the late 1700's. Currently the hispanic population who predominantly speak spanish are on pace to become majority in the US in 10 years or so.
2006-09-15 08:48:01 · answer #7 · answered by menickers US 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
They come here and expect us to change everything for them, even though there are 11 million illegal immigrants here and out government is so worried about the Hispanic vote that they allow it all to happen. They are to lazy to learn our language and enjoy being catered to by this country even though they broke the law to be in it.
2006-09-15 09:34:32 · answer #8 · answered by ann.natalie 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Because Mexicans are too lazy to learn English. Cubans, Peruvians, Puerto Ricans, etc. don't seem to have a problem learning English. it's because Mexicans are lazy and don't care as long as they get what they want.
SPEAK ENGLISH OR GET THE FLUCK OUT
2006-09-15 09:13:18 · answer #9 · answered by Bob 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
If I moved to Spain, I would learn spanish. (that is just me). In Florida, spanish is considered a secondary language. Actually, spanish speaking people make up a huge part of our economy.
I am not saying it is right or it is fair, but money talks. What do you think would happen if all the spanish speaking people left our country? Our economy would go right into the ******* so to speak.
Oh well, lets all just try to get along.
Take Care
2006-09-15 08:48:31 · answer #10 · answered by brandy10006 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Coragryph - The U.S. is not an economy, we are a country first!!
Your comments are hilarous though and way off the mark but everyone is entitled to their opinion even when it's ....
2006-09-15 18:27:53 · answer #11 · answered by escapegrl1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋