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City data is run by a private company, they can make English a requirement if they want to.
I know and I'm glad they have. Wish more people would. Like I said, if you want to communicate in the US, then learn to speak the most spoken language of English.
The Citizenship test is in English unless:
"The law provides three exemptions from the English language requirement for naturalization. The exemptions are for applicants age 50 or over who have been permanent residents for at least 20 years; those at least age 55 with at least 15 years permanent residence; and those who have a mental or physical disability that prevents them from learning English. "
My in laws, long gone , came from Eastern Europe in 1950. They did not speak or understand English. They were employed, paid taxes, owned property and became citizens well before age 50.
This is very common in Eastern European neighborhoods. The old timers managed to function and become citizens without learning English in the 50's-60's. They had jobs working for bilingual supervisors ,shopped in neighborhood stores and their lives revolved around their church where services were in their native tongue.
Perhaps there was an exemption for certain immigrants arriving from occupation camps at one time.
Keep it as it is and let the immigrants decide if they want to assimilate and become a part of the mainstream population or remain on the periphery at their own chosen disadvantage.
What brings this to my attention is when I call a customer service dept. I used to be that if you wanted to speak to a Spanish speaking rep, you pressed 2. Now I'm finding more and more times when I call customer service, they are requiring that I press '1' to speak to an English speaking person. I find that odd since I'm calling within the US to a US company. Why am I asked to press 1? .
That's terrible. Pressing a button can be quite taxing.
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Originally Posted by diddlydudette
Sometimes I feel that Spanish at some point could become more spoken in this country than English.
Works for me. Prettier language, anyway. As a bonus, it would virtually end spelling problems and all the tax money we waste trying to teach kids one of the most illogical and exception-riddled spelling systems in the world. Imagine people knowing how to spell simply by using consistent logic and the sound of the word...
That's terrible. Pressing a button can be quite taxing.
Works for me. Prettier language, anyway. As a bonus, it would virtually end spelling problems and all the tax money we waste trying to teach kids one of the most illogical and exception-riddled spelling systems in the world. Imagine people knowing how to spell simply by using consistent logic and the sound of the word...
Well English is the language of business and spoken all over the world in global business dealings.
Then again maybe it's America's future to not be part of it anymore.
I know and I'm glad they have. Wish more people would. Like I said, if you want to communicate in the US, then learn to speak the most spoken language of English.
Which people who do move here do usually learn English, they might not be fluent when they first get here, but they do learn in. Though I have no issue if people who speak a foreign language to others that speak the same language.
Keep it as it is and let the immigrants decide if they want to assimilate and become a part of the mainstream population or remain on the periphery at their own chosen disadvantage.
I disagree. If one migrates to this country and they don't want to assimilate then they have no business being here. "United we stand, divided we fall".
I disagree. If one migrates to this country and they don't want to assimilate then they have no business being here. "United we stand, divided we fall".
How is speaking their native language to others that also speak the same language dividing our country?
It is divisive in a public setting within earshot of others who don't speak that language.
So hearing others speak a foreign language that aren't talking to you is divisive? That is a really odd statement to make. Why are you trying to listen to other people's conversations that don't involve you? Do you assume people talking in a foreign language are talking about you?
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