I never said you did.....

Great, and I don't know about you, but am kind of done with this topic already! :cool:

:( I know that this may seem off subject, but last night my roomy and I ordered pizza, stuffed crust supreme, the norm at HBU. The pizza guy spoke no English. On top of that the order was wrong. Not only did he not speak English, he could not read English either. I believe at some point, immigration has to be denied. I understand that the situations in other countries are not up to the level of the U. S, but something has got to give. At some point these individuals are dangerous to society. If you speak no English, and read no English... HOW DO YOU DRIVE!!!!!. I say that because a Hispanic person hit my car, and spoke no English what so ever:mad:

However at the same time I am saddened, because all these individuals are trying to do is make a better living for their families. I was angry, but at the same time still gave a $3.00 tip because he obviously needed the money. :(

You know, as African people, we were FORBIDDEN to speak our language on the plantations of this racist American society. Many times, if caught speaking to each other in our native tongue,or performing some ritual native to us, our tongues were cut right out of our mouths, our hands were chopped off, or we were beaten horribly.
My beef with this whole issue is that, everywhere you go, instructions, signs, ingredients, whatever, have the english version on top and then the Spanish version (or French) below.
It seems as if AmeriKKKa is more accepting of minority individuals who are more like the white side of America (lighter skin, straighter, longer hair, etc.) There have NEVER been any attempts to make us Africans feel more "at home" by allowing us to continue on with our language and traditions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE were never given any sort of accomodations!!!!!!!!!

I have mixed emotions about this thread.

On the one hand, I agree that for practical reasons, a functional knowledge of English is necessary, and should be mandatory for those working with the English speaking public.

On the other hand, the argument just sounds so xenophobic. I think that's because it has been used so often as a way to cover up or excuse prejudice in majority people when speaking of immigrants. The argument seems tainted, even when it's perfectly valid.

Plus as someone whose family is comprised of immigrants of maaaaany nations, I feel for them. I know EXACTLY why they move to this country and I can't fault them for doing whatever they have to do, even if they don't have the skille we would like them to have.