Why aren't Mexicans forced to learn English, shouldn't it be a requirement to be an American?
Answer:
Our president barely knows English, and he got elected twice somehow.
I agree.
Yes it should be but your not talking about the brightest bulbs.
I thought the requirement to be an American was to be a supporter of Truth, Liberty and Justice... but then GWB cured me of that delusion.
Get over it....life isnt fair....how about you learn Spanish..Americans are the laziest bunch of excuse for human beings...
I have friends in Europe and even in CANADA..who speak 4 to 5 languages....americans are so lazy...i cant stand it
i agree then they look at you like you are the stupid one.
I agree with you
It's annoying, but where will you draw the line in taking away people's right to choose? The beauty of this country is our freedom. Don't start taking it away.
Incidentally, you first refer to them as "Mexicans," then as "Americans". Which one did you really mean?
i really think ppl should do what they feel......well im sure its quite irritating to choose between languages but i really dont think mexicans should be forced to learn english....its the same when you go to germany and cant speak german ...ppl look at you like this "foreigner"....so i guess if u feel how that feels you would understand...
no offence though..
Peace.
There is no official American language, believe it or not. English just happens to be a standard.
Keep in mind that America is a nation of immigrants. Our founding fathers tried to be as inclusive as possible, which is only fair, since they didn't learn the Native American tongue.
It used to be that immigrants came and tried to fit in. They learned English, got jobs, and moved up the social ladder. Modern immigrants are the complete opposite- they come to our country and try to retain as much of their previous culture as possible for some reason. Schools used to teach the Melting Pot analogy- now, the Salad Bowl is the official comparison.
I do agree with you, though. An official national language would be inconvenient to some for a couple of years, but the long term economic and social payoff would be well worth it. We need to think about the future, but our politicians are only concerned with not alienating the Mexican base right now.
No. Have YOU learned to speak the Native American languages, which were spoken here FIRST - BEFORE English became prevalent?
As long as you have the choice of English instructions, you aren't 'catering' to anybody. It's not going to kill you to take your lazy finger out of your nose and use it to push one extra button.
YOU don't have to cater to them, but businesses wanting to sell their products to everyone will probably do so. Having to select either English or Spanish (or any other language) on your touchtone phone when you call tech support is NO significant burden to you, yet the business who allows that choice is performing better customer service and may have a competitive advantage against other companies. Why do you hate capitalism!
Seriously, why require anyone to learn English to live in the US? If they want to get ahead, economically, they'll learn it and the more they want to get ahead, the faster they'll learn it. Leave it to the free market to happen, rather than control it.
No its not fair. Why should I have to listen to the blabbering? Why should I have to push 1 for English. Im so sick and tired of it. Join your local Minutemen and help us stop this crap. Great post, you are a great American. Thank you!
Wake up America.
Before I got my citizenship I had to prove that I could read and speak English. They gave me a text to read out loud then asked me a couple of comprehension questions about it. That was after I had to answer American Government questions
Maybe you want to round them up and put them in English education camps?
Their language is a part of their culture! Your argument is silly. You're upset because you're "forced" to decide between English and Spanish? LOL! My, my, what shall we do? And this isn't "your" country. It's home to many people from different backgrounds. This country is a rainbow of differnt people. It's called diversity. I'm pretty sure if you'll trace your geneology back, you'll find out that you're not exactly just what you thought you were. You probably have a little Spanish in your blood. :)
there is a reason this country does not have an official language. we are a nation of immigrants. If it wasn't you it was your mom or your grandfather or your great great grandmother. if the US wants to require all citizens to learn a single language they'll have to provide the classes for it to all non-english speakers, not just Mexicans. And we'll ahve to pick a dialect, cause I don't think that people from Maine will think that people from Louisiana are speaking proper English. And you know why? Because that's how new we ALL are here - we still haven't fully combined the cultures began by early settlers all over the country so we all sound different.
Don't forget where you came from, and don't be such a hater. There is a lot of history that came before us.
And you are assuming they have a Green Card? Most do not who only speak Spanish. Puerto Rico a territory of the US predominantly speaks Spanish and they get permission to come here. Cubans who come here from Cuba get Political Asylum such that Miami is a bilingual city where you can live without barely speaking English. When Texas was purchased the Mexicans who lived there came with Texas and were never asked if they wanted to be a part of the US my friend pointed out to me. To become a citizen you must pass the exam in English this was established when people began to try adding Spanish as a second language when the constitution named English as the US language. I speak English and Spanish. I chose to learn it. If you do not want to deal with them walk away. If it is a part of your job try it out. Spanish can be a fun interesting language I learned after changing my attitude after having to learn it for a degree and then learning it the right way from my friends' trilingual children. You do not have to speak English to get a green card but you have to understand it well enough to get US citizenship and the questions are not easy to memorize even for a US citizen. They have a very large bank of questions from which they select questions from I have been told that are relevant to the United States History and laws.
For that reason many people never get beyond the green card residency stage in the US who are from many foreign countries with permission to be here such that finally the US decided if they were over 50 they could get citizenship finally I believe.
If you do not have citizenship nor speak fluent English generally in all job fields I have seen where they take people who speak Spanish they never get the better paying jobs so there is incentive for both legals and illegals to learn English. As my husband said they are lazy and do not care about the money. So just keep in mind they probably cannot take your job ever if they stick to Spanish and do not invest any time in learning English.
But if you as a US citizen get a degree and are bilingual in any language that is in demand it will increase your job opportunties like one young lady I know who is a single mom and translates for a major cell phone company down in South Florida. With all her Holiday and overtime pay two years ago she made 80 thousand dollars with a BA. Not bad for a young unwed mother aye? She has a University degree also. Those who are just bilingual get some of the better contractural jobs like being a part time court translator around a regular full time job. If you are a lawyer you do not have to speak Spanish you just hire someone without a degree who is bilingual so keep in mind just speaking English and Spanish fluently is so common that it is not worth much without the education to back it up.
It's never been a requirement for citizenship or for a green card.
There are many countries in the world that are bilingual, trilingual or multilingual and they get along just fine. Maybe it's time you learned a little Spanish?
I agree and if they don't like it, then they can keep their @ss in their own country,,,enough said...
Should not this be the case for all other languages, not just Spanish? People naturalizing have the choice of taking the citizenship test in their own language, or in English. There is also an iterview process, where a gov. official asks people questions about the U.S., so it's not as if people do not know anything about this country. Don't just focus on the Latinos, because it's every foreigner as well.
im in total agreement as well as the japiness and the rest of those non speaking english people because im tired of my tax dollars getting spent on them anyways and they have more rights than me like to work under their 3 yr. old child name & ss and get health benifts but speak no or lil english
my boyfriend is mexican..and even HE thinks this. he feels like we (americans) should speak languages that would benefit our country economically (ie...japanese/chinese for business, spanish for tourism, etc...) but if someone is coming to LIVE here, they should speak english. and THAT is coming from a mexican. so if he thinks that way...how come more americans don't??
but just to point out...LOTS of immigrants are NOT from mexico...there's a whole other continent that speaks spanish, and a country in europe too! don't forget about them!
Those who are going to work in this country should be required to be able to speak English If we were working in their country we would have to at least have a basic knowledge of their language The same should apply here in this country Bottom line is If you are going to work in this country at least learn the language we should not have to have to cater to you because you can not do so.
The choice of Spanish or English is not a great hardship. Many countries have more than one official language.
You can live here legally and not have a green card. You could have some kind of visa. A green card is hard to get.
Some people don't plan to live here a long time anyway so mastering the language shouldn't be required for everyone.
While speaking English well would make one's life easier, it's like not smoking or eating lots of vegetables would improve one's life too, but they're not laws. We favor a free society. People can better themselves or not.
Moreover, as an English teacher, it's impossible to force someone to learn anything. They must want it.
I agree we need to have congress put into law that English is our official language. You want to come to our country and live show some respect and learn the language.
Europeans live in small countries bordered by many other countries.. thats why many are multilingual in Europe.
Sorry to burst your bubble ms angry Native..but not all land was taken by force and a lot of our land was purchased from other Nations our uninhabited.
yes they should learn the language most spoken in this country which is english and darangel or whatever i would like to know how many languages you speak? and what tribe your from
I agree with you, I think all immigrants (illegal aliens should be deported) should be required to learn the English language within a period of time.
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