Do you think English should be the official language in the US?

[QUOTE="Boddicker"]

That's basically saying, "Screw you America. We're going to form our own little isolated island right in the middle of your country."

-Sun_Tzu-

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="Boddicker"]

That's basically saying, "Screw you America. We're going to form our own little isolated island right in the middle of your country."

kingkong0124

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="kingkong0124"] not really. they are largely refusing to even learn our language...when you immigrate to a country, you have to adapt and integrate. kingkong0124

Also it's important to keep in mind that it is a tall order to expect that first generation immigrants (especially poorer immigrants) become particularly proficient in the English language. That's never going to happen and it never has happened, just because of the science behind language accusation. You just have to look at the history of immigration in this country - first generation Italian immigrants spoke mostly only Italian - the same is true for Jewish immigrants, many of whom only spoke yiddish.

But looking at the numbers shows that there is not some widespread rejection of the English language by immigrants. A large majority of foreign born Latino immigrants speak at least some English at work. And more importantly, even though only 23% of first generation Latino immigrants speak English "very well", the numbers spike all the way up to 88% for second generation Latinos and 94% for third generation Latinos. So where is this refusal from Latino communities to learn the English language?

Is it not already? Seriously? You're telling me 200+ years of existing and you still don't have an official language?!

The US is all about keeping everything equal.LOXO7

lol

No because Spanish is fun as hell to speak and learn. It's really, really easy to learn. Trust me, I took Chinese last year and got a B in it. Grammar in Chinese is pretty much the exact opposite of Spanish and English. It's also way more fun to learn. xiexie lo_Pine

[QUOTE="lo_Pine"]No because Spanish is fun as hell to speak and learn. It's really, really easy to learn. Trust me, I took Chinese last year and got a B in it. Grammar in Chinese is pretty much the exact opposite of Spanish and English. It's also way more fun to learn. xiexie Reed_Bowie

[QUOTE="Reed_Bowie"][QUOTE="lo_Pine"]No because Spanish is fun as hell to speak and learn. It's really, really easy to learn. Trust me, I took Chinese last year and got a B in it. Grammar in Chinese is pretty much the exact opposite of Spanish and English. It's also way more fun to learn. xiexie lo_Pine

i thought it was already the official language...

it should be though there's a lot of Spanish in the US as well

Wait, so English is not the official language in the US? What is it then?

Yes. Would save us tons of money by having to cater to secondary languages in places like the DMV, and IRS.