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Originally posted by ktsnake
Do you think that there would be a benefit in incurring the cost requiring people to learn (and facilitating that learning) english?
It certainly could be a benefit vs. benefit argument. Is it hard to see the inherent advantages when everyone in the same workforce speaks the same language? How about all of the people voting for candidates seeking offices? Many candidates are forced to run dual language campaigns...
I'm not sure the cost vs. benefit is as clear as you make it out out to be. Like you though, my 'thought' here is pure conjecture.
I can definitely see your side of things here -- and I will agree, your view is much more hippie and inclusive 
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Let's take Spanish and the Mexican sub-population for example. I'd love to know what Mexicans have available to them in terms of work when they don't speak English. Well I guess most cleaning people and the people in the back of kitchens as well as the guys that wait on street corners make it painfully obvious of what they can do.
Aside from opportunities like that, it bridges the cultural divide. Europe often has clashes between people who came there and didn't integrate for whatever reasons and natives. That's why countries like France now won't let Muslims wear headscarves in schools.
-Rudey