Living in the US, Learning the English Language

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I don't think that I underestimate this, I think my concern is that Spanish is "gaining ground" on the English language. It is scary how much is supported by Spanish IMO.

Given the length and predominance of the English language in the United States, what I am saying is LEARN the English language. I don't object to learning another language or using another language, but altering the construct of companies, business, subjective material to accomodate those that live here but refuse to learn the English language seems beyond a measure of ethnic or multi-lingual flexibility and is really forcing progressive change throughout the US and away from the traditional language used here (again IMHO).

As an analogy with poker in mind, imagine you go to a casino and get involved with a hand where controvery arises and the entire casino only speaks Spanish yet there is money involved. You speak English, the casino is in the United States...and you do what?

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I think you overestimate the number of people who come here and "refuse" to learn english. I would bet anything that the percentage of Spanish speaking immigrants who come here and learn English is far in excess than the percentage of Americans who move abroad and learn whatever language is spoken there. Why? Because most other countries offer the type of services you're so terrified of providing to Spanish speakers here.

Secondly, many Spanish speaking immigrants have minimal education and work VERY hard just to make ends meet. Learning English is a herculean task for such a person. Accomodating them is not a threat to the fabric of our society in my eyes.