The 'new' struggle for making English the official language across the U.S. with state govts passing an all english requirement and only translating for extreme emergencies in effort to halt the so called reduction in immigrants learning english because we've 'made it too easy to live here without learning english'-is it fair or unfair for the immigrants, if yes to WHICH immigrants don't the people who've been here for years have the advantage of learning english and accepting it- or is it as the university prof. said actually hampering on maintaining the maternal language such as spanish? Will putting more enforcement on english only in the U.S. help the problem in immigration or harm it?
2006-10-09 10:35:43 · 20 answers · asked by desireddisease15 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Life is not fair. Sorry.
2006-10-09 10:39:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think making English the official language will hurt or help immigration. If illegal immigrants come here with no English, they will learn it or they will not get by, that is if they make English the official language. I don't think making English the official language will in any way slow or stop immigration. The immigrants will either learn English or they won't make it!
2006-10-09 17:40:37 · answer #2 · answered by rockinout 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every LEGAL immigrant has to have a knowledge of the English language, so it wouldn't be unfair to them. The illegal immigrants aren't citizens and are draining our wallets, so if they complain it is unfair, then too bad. Why should the rest of us have to learn the language of a bunch of criminals for their benefit? If they can't purchase groceries in English, they shouldn't have come to an English speaking country. We shouldn't have to do everything for them.
Of course English is the official language. We gained the land- even if amorally- and we developed the government that runs it. We choose the language.
2006-10-09 17:46:06 · answer #3 · answered by Brian S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ALOT of countries allready have a National Language. America is simply falling in line. If you continue to make it easy for someone to Not learn a langauage Odds are they Never will Why should they if there's no need to. Making English the National language will Push Illegals to either stay home or at the very least learn English.
2006-10-09 17:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am Hispanic (pro-amnesty) and I agree that English be the official language in the U.S. The only thing I don't agree with is those laws that they already have in some towns where you can't speak Spanish or have signs in Spanish, that is just "linguiphobia." For those who just came and can't quite master the language yet, they should be allowed to HIRE their own translators. English should be the official language of the United States of America.
-- Devils Add...-- you're wrong by the way, they do have translated stuff to English in every place where I come from.
2006-10-09 17:41:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not sure I completely understand your question, but I don't think making the English language the official language will help or hinder immigration. I think it will help immigrants assimilate. If I moved to another country, ie, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, China, Mexico, I would LEARN that country's language if I planned to live there.
2006-10-09 17:45:36 · answer #6 · answered by mei-lin 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone going somewhere to be part of the society should become part of the society and not gripe at the society for not being able to interact with the person who just got there. So, yes English should bethe official language. US money is the official currency, people know we won't use their money when they get here, why do they think we're going to use their language?. Now, if you want to talk with others who may know your languauge, go right ahead, but to make sure you can communicate with everyone, learn the society's official language.
2006-10-09 17:46:43 · answer #7 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is fair to Americans. If they want to be fair to illegal immigrants, they should stay in their own country. Every other immigrant had to learn the language when they came to this country. People can speak what ever language they want in their own home. Why is it the Spanish want to make it different than any other people that have come to this country. This is not Mexico, it is America.
It seems the people from Mexico keep forgetting that.
2006-10-09 17:45:21 · answer #8 · answered by jackie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People that live in a predominantly English speaking country should speak English.Spanish/otherlanguage becomes a crutch to some that just don't want to take the trouble to try to learn it.When you speak English you can gain better higher paying jobs.Its long over due,make English Americas official language
I speak Spanish,English,Cajun French and am trying hard to learn Japanese....
2006-10-09 17:49:28 · answer #9 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think this is pure discrimination. It makes about as much sense as making all election ballots in languages that reflected the nationality of people in that area. In the Southwest, everything had to be in English and Spanish. In San Francisco, several Asian languages were required, etc. etc. If we did not want foreigners here, we should not have left the door open when we became a country.
2006-10-09 17:41:19 · answer #10 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well I'm so sorry to say but English can not be the official language of the United States unless we kill all of our Native American Indians... Now it is true that English is the most common spoken language here in the United States. EFIL
2006-10-09 17:45:49 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋