I am not saying every single immigrant, within any ethnicity, but definitely in South Florida. it is bad enough that it is a dominate problem. Yes, I am only fluent in The USA English, but I live in my country of birth, The USA. & Yes, I do NOT think any organization should require any person to learn any language outside of the country they live-in. With my Both Short & Long Term Memory & Language Processing Challenges learning a language is extremely hard, nearly impossible. Some say I need to learn The USA English language, LOL!
I only know for sure, this is true in South Florida, because I have NOT lived anywhere long enough to know either way, but I assume it is true everywhere in The USA. At least where there is a enclave of at least one-immigrant ethnicity group.
With all that being said, I am curious what you all think? Should people HAVE TO learn a language beyond their own countries’ languages? WHO is to blame? I will give that to you after you all have answered these questions. I think it will surprise you all.
Even if immigrating individuals don’t, their kids will. They always do.
And Interpreter services are everywhere and often free to the users. So no its not a problem.
I agree with that & know in South Florida, that is generally true.
Actually no, interpreter services is not everywhere that is not true! You live South Florida or assuming that?
Heck, in my unincorporated Ag. area has never had those services, yet we have a lot of people from other countries living here & employees of companies coming into our community, & the poorer immigrants are hit & miss situation. Let alone the rest of times I have been in the huge area of South Fl. called South Dade, is the same situation. From my experiences it is the older & poorer the immigrants are the less likely they are to know USA English. The one-immigrant race that seems to know it best is Haitian-USA. From a Becon TV, Broward County public media channel show New Haitian Generation, I know the parents want themselves & their children to know USA English as soon as possible.
Of course if South Fl. spent tax payers’ money on helping immigrants learn USA English, then they should willing to help most of them get out of horrible jobs, like Fields’-Groves’-Nurseries’ Workers, by getting more modern working skills. After that since they are people more education in things that have nothing to do with getting a better job, but make happier people, philosophy & fitness-health & Etc.
Also the lot better solution is to make the areas’ offer FREE (MAYBE PAY THE IMMIGRANTS), MOBILE IN EVERY COMMUNITY & AFTER WORKING HRS. classes to learning USA English. More than just K-College aged students, & everything, under Govs. control, communicated in USA English only, I would make everyone living within The USA boarders a citizen, no need for ICE or Citizen tests & Etc., so I do not think requiring USA English requirement applies to getting BS Citizenship.