learn English and then....?

Question

ok so correct me if I'm wrong but users here want illegals to speak English . good I'm in favor of that , but you also want them to come here legally , I know a bussines man who just came from Costa Rica ,and he knows not even a word in English so what ,he won a visa in the visa lotery, what then ,
Legal or English or you just want to be bugging with the same story day in day out? oh by the way nobody learns a second language in a matter of days so please be patient in the meantime press 2 for Spanish . good day

Jenny , yep I'm sorry I mean to say "lottery" and yes it does exist there is like they give out so many visas a year , let me find out and I'll post the link thanks.

sorry David, but here in Texas there is Oil Companies , that send workers to Venezuela , and they don't speak Spanish but they have tanslators there . so. I'm sorry for your dad .

el bote then you ought to volunteer and teach them what you know compadre . no estes haciendote guey perdiendo el tiempo drinking cerveza los weekends. do you follow?

Answer 1

I see your point and I feel your frustration.

For those who don't know about the visa lottery here is the link from the US Department of State.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1318.html

Answer 2

The problem is that some people criticize without being documented. As per I say, they put their feelings instead of knowledge. Yes, I heard about visa lottery before.
We want illegal immigrants to learn english, but when they are here they are working so many hours that they don't have the time, some people don't have any idea of injustices that have been commited against them and bad treatment. They only criticize.

Answer 3

Nobody is going to fault a LEGAL immigrant who is TRYING to learn the language. What annoys us are the ILLEGALS and others who REFUSE, thinking that we owe them a living.

We should not have to accommodate them. Opportunities and advancement come to those who work for them.

I'm sure your friend from Costa Rica will do fine here. We support those who play by the rules.

Answer 4

Legal people do or should know English.

Anti-illegals don't want illegals here at all but when they demand illegals learn English, are they sort of saying its ok that they are here then?

Answer 5

Why are you pointing out one exception - lottery winner?

Nobody learns 2nd language in a matter of days? -
I know of immigrants who don't learn 2 words of English and they've been here for decades - some never learn any their whole life here.
They don't have to - we've accommodated them!

Answer 6

Then that is a problem with the Visa lottery. Requirement should be that the individual must know English!!!!!

Answer 7

This whole country is conflicted on the issue. We say we don't want them here, then we profit from selling them new cell phones, new houses and new cars.

We say they should speak English, but then we say their kids shouldn't be in our schools.

As far as this "Visa lottery" you're talking about, I've never heard of such a thing and I doubt it exists.

Answer 8

actually part of the citizenship test is about learning english. its not impossible look how many millions of others did it. and if you want to be here then thats a sacrifice you have to make..

Answer 9

press nothing for for spanish this america its an english speaking country. learn it before you come or don't come at all. it is not like you wake up one day and say hey I am gonna live in america to day.

Answer 10

Here's an idea, learn it before you come here. Before my father went to work in Germany (on a base as a contractor) he learned to speak German at least well enough so he could communicate.