GOP Candidates Say Immigrants Don’t Learn English, But Report Proves Them Wrong
I get so sick and tired of hearing about the right wingers who say that they love the Constitution of the United States, and want to protect it from the evil left wingers, but then seem to not know what the hell the damn thing says! There is nowhere in there, and no law made otherwise, that makes English the official language of the United States. If these right wingers were to get there way the United States would become the 2nd Berlin with walls against the Mexican and Canadian borders, and English would be the official language. We might as well take down the Statue of Liberty that is in New York Harbor since her quote would no longer apply.
I have no problem with people who do not speak English. But yes, I do agree that if you live in a place that speaks a different language than you do, it would help in communication if you were to learn the local language. It would be like me moving to Brazil. They speak Portuguese and I don’t know one lick of that. So if I didn’t have anybody to translate for me, or learn some of the language beforehand it is going to be very hard to do shopping, find an apartment, or get a job.
I’ve seen people get upset at foreigners (and remember that EVERYONE in the U.S. could be considered a foreigner) for speaking their own language while eating at a restaurant, or standing in line waiting to be served. I’ve heard people yell “speak English, this is America”. Yet it is fucking funny as hell when they get up to the counter and they can speak English pretty damn good. She’s right! This IS America, where you can speak any damn language you want to. Make one up if you want to even!
When the United States was first started, it seems to me that the Government WANTED to be all inclusive. They didn’t want for everyone to have to become molded into the society. Didn’t they used to call the United States the “Melting Pot”?
What is so wrong with someone speaking another language anyhow? How do you know that these people that you are yelling at for not speaking English even live here? What if they are tourists? How would you feel if you went to France and were waiting in line at McDonald’s (there is no way I’d eat at a restaurant there that I could eat here. You’re in France for God’s sake!) and some French woman started to yell at you and your boyfriend in French for speaking English? You’d be a little upset. So now put yourself in the shoes of those here that do not speak English.
If you grew up somewhere else, like Spain, where Spanish is your first language and English is your second language sometimes it just might be easier for someone to speak their first language with those around that can understand it. Ever think of that? They still might be able to speak pretty perfect English, but if it is just easier to speak your first language there is nothing wrong with that.
The place that I work at has a LOT of people where English is there 2nd language. So sometimes it is hard to figure out what they want, but most of the time if they don’t speak English well they usually have someone there to interpret for them. And again there is nothing wrong with that.
All in all these fucking right wingers really need to go back and study up on what America was built on. I may be young, but I’m not stupid. These people want to change America, but they are changing it for the worse. It is unfathomable to think of how many people agree with them. We should ship all of these people to Siberia where they can all be alone together, Speaking English, they can build their walls, and keep all of the progressive people out.
Like I keep saying, we need to be more supportive. Fling the doors wide open! Let’s help the immigrants enjoy the American life rather than shunning them away.
Love to you all!
~Ryan
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