2006-09-30 07:10:46 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
YES!!And quit printing everything twice on labels. It's pissing me off
2006-09-30 07:12:38 · answer #1 · answered by splitshell 3 · 3⤊ 5⤋
Dont worry about knwing English for visitors but to live here you should naturally know some, and to be a citizen you befineitly should pass a proficiency examination!
But no type of rules, restrictions, criminal background checks, English tests matter if we do not IMMEDIATELY seal off our border from those law breaking border jumpers!!!
2006-09-30 14:15:32 · answer #2 · answered by motohype 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No way. What if they are desperate and the situation in their home country is unbearable? And I don't see why you have to be proficient in English just for a visit.
2006-09-30 14:18:58 · answer #3 · answered by dalgirl990 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Were the pilgrims proficient in the Native Americans' tongues before they came to America?
There is no law that English is the only language that can be spoken here. If that law existed then there may be reason to block non-English speakers. We are a melting pot and as such we have many cultures and languages.
2006-09-30 14:15:32 · answer #4 · answered by pleeks 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, I don't. I think if you are staying here and making it your home, you should be fluent enough that you can understand and make yourself understood for basic purposes. But it would ruin tourism and people's chances to visit and consider legally immigrating if they had to learn English well first.
2006-09-30 14:19:40 · answer #5 · answered by catintrepid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not to visit. I love visiting other countries and could never learn their languages. I can't hold people to a standard I would have to be held to as well.
If they come on work/student visa, amnesty, or to gain citizenship, they should at least hold conversational English skills
2006-09-30 14:15:37 · answer #6 · answered by kellettgal 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, of course not!
I'm not proficient in all the world's languages, and I travel with a phrase book clutched protectively in my fingers.
Mind you I expect to be the one to put in the effort to communicate when I travel....
2006-09-30 14:12:28 · answer #7 · answered by DAR 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think law abiding people should be free to come and go, no matter what language they speak. However, that does not mean that any foreign language should be accommodated in the United States.
2006-09-30 14:17:20 · answer #8 · answered by preludicrous 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would make sense. How can anyone visit a foreign country without having basic skills to communicate?
2006-09-30 14:15:46 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Now, do u think that people should speak a nation's language fluently to enter that nation?
2006-09-30 14:13:01 · answer #10 · answered by "I Want to Know Your Answer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Just think--in a crowded theater (especially in these times of terrorism) one must be able to understand the commands of 'run for your lives!' or whatever.
2006-09-30 14:20:00 · answer #11 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋