At this time, in the nation as a whole, yes. In certain parts of this nation, no. And the trend is that English is becoming less dominant.
Of course they said the same about the Irish when they came to the US in the past. Dirty paddys who committed all the crime, were drunk and scrounged off good honest folks I believe the description was. The same was done about German settlers, Asian settlers and just about anyone else who is different.
Regardless, don't DISRESPECT our laws by breaking them.The point is that you don't have to spend fifteen years becoming a citizen to respect it. You don't have to spend three years getting a work visa to respect the laws of a country.
That's encouraging.As far as signs put up by the government, I'm fine with American English being the only one.
You're reading it right now!I wouldn't mind an official language
What bubble? The above quote is where we agree.Certainly! I do agree that immigration laws should be followed to the letter! However, it's obvious that our immigration laws are not working nor can they be properly enforced. Thus we should take a hard look at why they're being broken. The obvious reason is that it's more appealing to get here illegally. Make it more appealing to get here legally and we lose the major part of the problem.
I support open immigration with borders sealed tighter'n a dolphin's sphincter. A criminal backround check and blood test to ensure there are no communicable diseases being brought in should be the only requirements for a work visa.
I could care less if we agree or not!Stop the social handouts and fine those that hire illegals
Again, the attitude that the private citizen has no responsibility to help uphold the laws of this country.One of the few things I feel the government has the power to do is protect the borders and thus I feel I should be allowed to assume that anyone offering to work for me is supposed to be here
Jeez! Why do I really doubt that?Certainly! I do agree that immigration laws should be followed to the letter!
This is pathetic!We are not an English speaking nation. We are a nation where a large portion of the people happen to speak English.
I lived in Phoenix and never saw these mythical Wal-Marts where all the signs are in Spanish alone. I saw plenty in English and Spanish. Am I to believer there are vast swaths of Islamabad that have English-only signs, then? Because...I don't. So yeah...you're silly.
Also, a majority isn't everybody. The majority isn't always right simply because they are a majority. And from what I've seen, "politically correct" is just one of those buzz-words that's used by those on the right end of the political spectrum to declare somebody wrong without coming right out and saying it.
The left wing has one of those too. It's called "racist." I could probably break it out in reply to a few posts I've seen here*, but I'd prefer not to. I've found that route never goes anywhere useful.
* - In most cases it would be unwarranted, though. That's the fun thing about terms like "politically correct" and "racist"...they don't even need to be justified to effectively shut down a line of conversation.
SecDef,
In case you haven't noticed, the southern border is Mexico, the people there are brown skinned, they are the ones who seem to be coming across and filling up our jails, using our health care for free and wanting special treatment.
I have yet to see, read or hear of Canadians flooding our jails and hospitals or asking for signs to be put up in Walmart in the French part of Kansas.
You guys want to make it about race because it makes you feel good that you're doing something for an "impoverished" people. I want those "impoverished" people to come here legally, if they can't do that I don't want them here. It's not racist, it's common sense.
You really aren't disputing the fact that the vast majority of illegals here are from either Mexico or somewhere in Latin America, and on the low rung of the economic ladder, are you?You are saying that illegal aliens are Mexican and poor.
Feel free to reply to the first part of my previous post. I would like to hear some actual courses of action.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize the statistics quoted above regarding number of illegal aliens in our jails represented any particular group. What does special treatment mean? Are they getting 20% off coupons at Hardees? Or are you referring to americans that are brown that get harassed for no other reason than their skin color.
A) There are some areas with enough LEGAL aliens, and Americans that speak different languages that it is a perfectly valid business decision. Should they choose to make it.
B) Have you ever been to French Speaking Louisiana?
You first sentence is way off base. You know nothing about me. I'll pretend it wasn't said.
Why do think all illegal aliens are impoverished?
My last post said that if your illegal alien neighbor was neither Mexican nor poor, you wouldn't have a problem. You DON'T seem to have a problem with him, as all you care about is the prisons being filled, abuse of the health care system, and signs in different languages. AND you attribute this problem to a single group, which does not represent all.
I didn't reply to the first part of your previous post because it's ridiculous and not what is currently happening.
That's what I what I would like to see changed. That's the crux of my argument. Again, your parents had a much easier time getting here than folks do today. There is no reason to require anymore than a clean background check and clean blood panel to enter the country.If the present law takes 15 yrs, than so be it until it changes.
Excuse me? First of all, as I've pointed out to you English is not our national language. The language you and I speak and are typing in is called American English. It is a distinct language from the one the founding fathers spoke. You may consider that semantics but it does solidify the point that language evolves and regardless of who speaks what today I have zero problem with ours contiuing to evolve.You're reading it right now!
It's always be considered our national language until people like yourself started to question it.
In a place like Puerto Rico, of course the main language is Spanish, so that should be the official language there.
You're making the wrong analogy. It's more like renting a room to a guy but first requiring him to submit to a background check and drug test. The point is that I don't have to assume a guy is illegal just because he can't speak english. PLENTY of perfectly legal immigrants, residents and visitors don't speak a word of english (sorry, american english ).Again, the attitude that the private citizen has no responsibility to help uphold the laws of this country.
It's IMPOSSIBLE for every law breaker to be apprehended.
If everyone did something, if only report a crime, PERHAPS we could reduce the number of offenses across the board in every area of crime.
I guess you'd rent a room to a child molester, even though you've seen the "Wanted" posters around town, because he was able to evade the authorities.
"Hey, the cops didn't catch him, too bad! I need to rent that room!"
So much for civic responsibility.
In your opinion.You're "It's not MY responsibility" attitude greatly contributes to social decay.
Because your'e reading what you want, not what I'm actually putting down.Jeez! Why do I really doubt that?
I am ridiculous for soliciting possible solutions to illegal immigration? You are saying you are against a fence, against fixing Social Security, against any national ID card, and against English as a national language.
You sir, are a genius of the highest caliber.