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Originally posted by Chewbacca:
People should be free to speak whatever language they want. I pity people who judge folks by the language they speak or in this case sing.
Besides, If new-comers don't learn english they will be at certain disadvantage. (like fewer TV channels [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) The price of living here and not learning the language is clear enough.
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i would like to disagree with you on some aspects there. While i agree that people should be free to speak whatever language they want, they should also have the responsibility to learn the language of the country they are residing in (not tourist purpose of course).
One of the biggest problem with the immigrant hispanic immigration is that they believe they will be all right by just moving to the US. Many people have no care if they cant speak the language just because of that belief. While they may be having a hard time living in the US, they have already experienced worse living conditions in thier country of origin.
Another aspect is the standard of education the illegal immigrants have when they reside in the country. In a generalization, uneducated people are the biggest risk takers because they have nothing else to lose. Not being able to speak the language will not deter them.