It makes perfect sense to me that all legal immigrants (forget about the illegals because they have right to be here in the first place without INS permission) should learn English as a requirement for U.S. citizenship. If I move to Russia, for example, I would be expected to learn the Russian language. Why should it be any different in the United States?
Your input?
2007-09-05 14:09:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The US is not a bilingual country. The vast majority of Americans do not speak Spanish at all. What's been happening is that the big corporations have been encouraging illegal immigrants who mostly come from Spanish-speaking countries and hiring them as cheap labor. Then they bring their families over and stay. Many make no effort to assimilate or learn English because they can always find someone who speaks their language. It's easier to get someone to translate for you than to make the effort to learn another language. This is especially true for adults who have managed to convince themselves that it's impossible to learn a new language.
2007-09-05 14:43:48 · answer #1 · answered by RoVale 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Could we take this dead horse back to the politics board already?
Incidentally, the US is not a bilingual country, it's a _multilingual_ country and always has been. Some of my ancestors spoke German and English here for centuries, for instance, and a lot of people still do in Ohio and PA.
2007-09-05 21:43:55 · answer #2 · answered by lastuntakenscreenname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"ditto" In any other country you have to learn the language if you are expect to live and work. America's language is English, and everybody should learn it, I did.
2007-09-06 01:04:35 · answer #3 · answered by loralaey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. is a bilingual country. Its that simple.
2007-09-05 21:32:29 · answer #4 · answered by Fulanito 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋