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by DRLAURAHATER on March 7th, 2007

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Why is it that Mexicans (Illegealls)who come to the United States will NOT learn to speak English, well people from all other counties who come to live here will and do learn to speak and unerstand English?

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  • by PrettyPirate on March 7th, 2007

    PrettyPirate

    Don't you think that's a bit rich, considering the amount of spelling mistakes in your question?

    Make sure your own backyard is tidy before peering over the fence and commenting on the state of others.

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  • by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 7th, 2007

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    that is a gross generalisation on the part of latino people. In my experience, adult immigrants are often working shift work and double shifts, perhaps two or more jobs (because wages are low)...when do they get the time to study? it is the children who learn. that is always the way of immigrants. Go to the other communities you speak of and find the first generation...few of them have fluency in English because they had to work to survive.

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  • by -O-uknow on March 7th, 2007

    -O-uknow

    Perhaps for reasons similiar to "Why do many natives not learn to write English?".

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  • by Sketchy Mess Jeoffory on March 7th, 2007

    Sketchy Mess Jeoffory

    This question assumes things that just aren't true. Saying that all mexicans will NOT learn English makes no sense... do you know ALL Mexicans?

    First, you should look in the paper or local rags and find out how many free English courses are offered. Then take a trip to one of them and you will probably find it completely full- sometimes with people sitting on the floor. More likely than not you will have a hard time finding more than one or two classes, because not many people do anything for free.

    I know what you will say. "Why don't they just pay for English classes?" Do you think if they had the spare money laying around they would have illegally come here to work a minimum wage job 6-7 days a week? And since they are working constantly, someimtes 10+ hours a day it's not likely they will have the time to take classes or that they will be able to find a class that will work with their schedule.

    Other people who come to the US are not usually seeking refuge, they are privileged people here because they can be- and they can afford to study foreign language. The people from other countries who ARE here seeking a better life come from places that are very far away: Asia, Africa, Middle East. They cannot just wait for an opportunity to cross the border and take it. (If they could we would have just as many of them moving here.) The only way they get to come over here is if they go through programs that prepare people to move to the US- language courses, job skills and placement, US history and government classes. There are also people who go this route from Mexico, but only so many people are accepted into these programs and allowed entry. If you compared the Mexicans who do this then you would find they are similar in number to the Asians, Africans, etc who do the same.

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  • by pantaloons on January 19th, 2008

    pantaloons

    Let me answer the question with a question. How do you know Mexicans or in your terms "illegealls" refuse to learn English.

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  • by American idle on March 7th, 2007

    American idle

    Shame on you. That spelling!

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  • by The Chief on January 23rd, 2012

    The Chief

    I'm going to go out on a limb here and make the assumption that you're not Mexican, then.

    I'm also going to go out on a limb here and point out that you evidently didn't learn English very well, either, judging from the looks of your question.

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  • by Siyanor on January 22nd, 2012

    Siyanor

    Most Mexican immigrants to the US speak English better than you do. I can judge this fairly accurately given the fact that most Mexican immigrants to the US live in the same region of the same state that I live in.

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  • by Arctico-The-Wolf Supports Leonard Peltier on January 22nd, 2012

    Arctico-The-Wolf Supports Leonard Peltier

    Isn't that kind of the pot calling the kettle fat; considering all the spelling mistakes that are in that question?

    Besides, most of the adult immigrants are working to hard, two or three jobs a lot of times, too make a better life for their children. Who would have the time to study when your working so hard? I know I wouldn't.

    That's why most Americans in the future will have to be like me, and learn to speak Spanish and the reciprocity will follow with the future generations of immigrant-born Americans.

    Don't complain to a person like me, I'm studying an English major, speak Spanish and French and lived in Puerto Rico half my childhood, you won't get any sympathy from me over this.

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  • by Marky Mark on January 23rd, 2012

    Marky Mark

    Probably the same reason why some people don't spell right. They just can't be f___d.

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  • by jimmy23 on January 23rd, 2012

    jimmy23

    You mean the undocumented Democrats? Because when you keep them stupid you controll them easier. LOL!!!

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  • by thatsJustme on January 22nd, 2012

    thatsJustme

    because we enable them.....

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  • by Artful Bodger on January 23rd, 2012

    Artful Bodger

    They probably can. They just don't want to talk to no steenking gringo who can't spell or punctuate.

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  • by Wolf3587 on March 2nd, 2009

    Wolf3587

    Just one small point here... Americans do NOT speak English, they speak American. Can you spell "flavour" or "colour"?

    There is a HUGE difference between English and American language!

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