If we accept unlimited immigration, can we also expect those immigrants to learn English?

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I in theory have no problem with relatively unlimited immigration. Immigrants are a part of this country’s history. I think it’s the greatest hypocrisy for the descendants of immigrants to not want immigrants here

That being said, English is the most commonly spoken language in this country. 80% of the population is English only in language. It’s also one of the most popular languages on the planet with roughly 1 billion English speakers worldwide

Encouraging, if perhaps even mandating, that immigrants learn English would:

1) Create a more cohesive society

2) Make life easier for them as well, easier to integrate into a country that largely speaks a different language

[MiddleRoad]

Is English not already encouraged for immigrants to learn? Is it not already, outside of some specific fields, a necessity for doing business and having a job? Countless cities, churches, schools, and charitable organizations offer English classes geared toward recent immigrants. I know that critical thinking (or thinking of any sort) is very difficult for you, but your revelation is as groundbreaking as me “theorizing” that the earth revolves around the sun.

You’d be surprised, at how many people I come across who can barely speak English. It may encouraged, but in a big city, many slip through the cracks or just don’t care.

[MiddleRoad]

Is English not already encouraged for immigrants to learn? Is it not already, outside of some specific fields, a necessity for doing business and having a job? Countless cities, churches, schools, and charitable organizations offer English classes geared toward recent immigrants. I know that critical thinking (or thinking of any sort) is very difficult for you, but your revelation is as groundbreaking as me “theorizing” that the earth revolves around the sun.

You’d be surprised, at how many people I come across who can barely speak English. It may encouraged, but in a big city, many slip through the cracks or just don’t care.

I sincerely doubt you leave your own house.

Doubt all you want, I’m not even home now.

[MiddleRoad]

I would have no issue having English and Spanish are both working languages of the United States.

From what I understand, English is mandatory in schools in Mexico for three years. So most will have an intermediate understanding (like me with Spanish) and can function. Trust me, I have been in areas that exclusively speak Spanish and an intermediate level of understanding a language and verbal and body ques goes a long way.

Contrary to popular belief, most immigrants do want to learn English. My boyfriend, who goes as far as wanting open borders with Mexico and thinks Utah, Colorado, etc rightfully belong to Mexico, would like his country to mandate English for more than three years. Oh, and he speaks English at a fluent level. Can barely tell he is not a native speaker.

I love it when old fat white men scream at an adult immigrant who has trouble speaking English. They understand a lot more than you would think, but it is harder to learn as an adult. Especially verbally.

No one supports screaming at anyone.

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Most of your distant relatives came to the US and didn’t learn English and their kids helped them with things. My step grandpas parents never learned English and used German. He had to lean it, in school mind you. Acting like it is just show how little conservatives know history.

Well aware of my family history. My ancestor who came here taught himself English from daily news paper readings. Don’t know how he did that, but I know from living relatives who knew him he spoke it rather fluently.

I wasn’t sarcastic when I said I support unlimited immigration