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sapiens · 04-03-2007, 08:31 AM

Pan:

How can you know that "they" don't care about this country?

How can you know that "they" don't have any desire to speak English?

Why is it even relevant that they don't speak English? If it is about the laws and breaking laws as people have previously stated, there is no law mandating English as the national language. As this is the case, why then do people have a problem with people speaking languages other than English?

Why is the distinction made between ILLEGALS and natural born US citizens? Is it important that they are "natural born"? I think that statements distinguishing natural born US citizens point toward something more than a concern about ILLEGAL immigration. It suggests xenophobia.

I don’t see the huge horde of ILLEGALS forcing me to assimilate. I don’t see the ILLEGALS trying to destroy America.

More generally, it seems to me that if you want immigrants to adjust to life in the United States as quickly as possible, you might want bilingual education to get them started. There is more to learning about living in the US than the English language.

There seems to be a disconnect between the ideas behind the founding of this nation, current attitudes about immigrants, and current immigration law.

04-03-2007, 08:31 AM	#83 (permalink)
sapiens Junkie Location: Some place windy	Pan: How can you know that "they" don't care about this country? How can you know that "they" don't have any desire to speak English? Why is it even relevant that they don't speak English? If it is about the laws and breaking laws as people have previously stated, there is no law mandating English as the national language. As this is the case, why then do people have a problem with people speaking languages other than English? Why is the distinction made between ILLEGALS and natural born US citizens? Is it important that they are "natural born"? I think that statements distinguishing natural born US citizens point toward something more than a concern about ILLEGAL immigration. It suggests xenophobia. I don’t see the huge horde of ILLEGALS forcing me to assimilate. I don’t see the ILLEGALS trying to destroy America. More generally, it seems to me that if you want immigrants to adjust to life in the United States as quickly as possible, you might want bilingual education to get them started. There is more to learning about living in the US than the English language. There seems to be a disconnect between the ideas behind the founding of this nation, current attitudes about immigrants, and current immigration law.