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Welcome to America Now Learn American

Posted on | May 30, 2006 |

It is only a small thing to ask newcomers into this country, speak English. I am not saying completely rid oneself of their heritage. I am not saying to rid oneself of it all. But think about it this way- if I moved to Russia, I better know Russian because how I am going to understand anyone in that country unless I am lucky enough to find someone who speaks English.

A unified country needs a unified language, where we are all on the same page even if we are natural born citizens or immigrants.

I already know some people are ready to fire off about this country was founded by immigrants and all. I know that. I understand that. I don’t speak Spanish. I don’t speak Chinese or Japenses or Arabic, and the general population does not speak it either. By the way I speak very little French, a lot of good that langauge is going to do me, where I live.

So someone comes to America. He wants to be a citizen, isn’t only right to speak the language of the country that person wants to live the rest of his life in?

On the flipside, speaking English is beneficial for the immigrants. There are people out in this world that will screw someone over so it benfits themselves. If, for example, an employer hires a person who speaks Chinese and barely understands English or speaks it, that employer will more than unlikely screw the person over and take advantage of that person.

It is like if someone can not read and someone else knows, do you know how easy it to take advantage of someone who can not read?

Some food for thought.

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