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I don't see any problem making passing English tests a condition of citizenship or permanent residency. That said, I also think there should be a guest worker program for shorter term workers for whom there probably should not be such a requirement - or at least a much lower one. +5
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It's not that difficult. There are FREE English as a second language courses all over the country. It you have been in this country (U.S.) for 6 months and you still can't speak the language you DON'T WANT to speak the language.
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i believe that they should learn english if they are going to move here. why should i have to learn spanish in my own country?
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My advice to them would be "leave as soon as possible and find a country that will be more accepting of you, for you own sake!"
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Most people moving here wants the American way of life. Learning the lanquage will help them attain that goal a lot quicker.
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Don't really have any. My thoughts would be the same as those people living in Spain, who speak no Spanish. or Italy who know one word in Italian. I assume they would either learn, or pick up English over time, and it would make things easier for them.
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My thoughts are in English too so they wouldn't understand those either
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I think if you are going to live in this country you need to know English! Especially if you intend to work in this country. Although we do not have an official language our laws and government documents are written in English. Furthermore it is an unnessasary burden on tax payers meaning it cost money to have forms translated over, train personel to speak a different language all to accomodate someone that CHOOSES to live here. I also feel bad for parents that are ignorant and do not teach their children English because again the U.S. has to hire (I'll use spanish as an example, most common) teachers and fund English as a second language classes, which again cost taxpayers more money.I shouldn't have to "press one" for English! Good luck going to another country to live and demanding they translate things over in your language of choice, not going to happen!
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I would say why is so many problems with racism and discrimination? How about moving to a new country and trying to fit in? When my family moved here they learned english and no one knew where we came from and never had to feel different.
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+++ for this one, If they want to stay in the USA they should pass a test for English. then we would not need all the Bi-Lingual forms we have now that cost millions to produce. But a short tem work visa sounds fine but only renewable only a couple of times.
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I could care less. There is nothing in the constitution declaring English as the official language. If you are capable of getting through life without learning it, then that is your life. i honestly can't think of a reason people give a shit outside of xenophobia. I know there are people who reach for the "cost of printing forms in other languages..." and i just don't buy it. It amazes me how people get so cost conscious when it comes to certain government expenses and ignore ones with much bigger implications and cost. We are starting to sound as bad as the french who create stupid sounding french names for everything because they are so afraid that french will become irrelevant. Simply put, I have things of greater concern than what language people speak.
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that they are the majority
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learn english!!!!i hate those accents!
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it is their right to speak whatever language they want, as there is no language required by the constitution!
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I would ask them to please learn a few English phrases. I am not saying this to be racist or anything like that. It is only to your benefit to do so. I just think that is what is expected of you if you move to another country. If I were to move to say, Japan, I would think that they would expect me to learn a passable level of written/read and spoken Japanese if only for my own safety.
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No one can speak English in the united states. They speak American, it is quite different.
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I think if you are here, you need to learn English. I also think that Americans should take an interest in learning another language, such as the language of their ancestors. It is so sad that SO MANY Italian-Americans are soooooo "up" with their "Italian-ness", but don't speak a word of italian yet ALL the Greek folks I had ever met spoke Greek fluently. I can speak a little bit of a bunch of languages, I am fluent in Spanish, English being my first language, I can basically speak about 40% French meaning I can survive in France if you just dumped me there and I'd like to learn Japanese.
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I think that people that move to the US should attempt to learn English. If I moved to a foreign country; I would to acclimate myself to that culture. I wouldn't expect my new neighbors to cater to my needs...
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I think if you plan to live in America you should know English enough to have a conversation and not just a few phrases or words. Why should I be forced to learn Spanish or another language. Why should our kids be FORCED to learn it in school before they can graduate (state law here) when they could be focusing on English, math, history, etc. If I go to another country they will expect me to know how to speak their language. They will not cater to me nor will they learn English just for me. They also won't FORCE their kids to learn English just to communicate with me. I have no problem with anyone wanting to live in the US but I do have a problem with them expecting us to learn their language in our country.
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