Why do people who immigrate to America don't even bother to speak English? I see this shit everywhere...

Why do people who immigrate to America don't even bother to speak English? I see this shit everywhere. The customers that call me, especially from places like Miami, they hardly speak fucking English. If you're going to live in the United States, speak the fucking language. This shows how soft we are on immigration and how we tolerate so much bullshit that complicates the entire system for "feelings". For example, I'm talking about how nearly every corporate phone system has an option for Spanish. For fucks sake. Is this really fair? If I move to Japan and don't speak Japanese or even try to learn it, why bother living there? It's because we give these people free perks for coming here. That nonsense has to stop, very quickly. We need to stop brainwashing people into thinking that diversity is some strength and that we need to capitulate. It's fucking weak. It's time we get tough on immigration and stop bending over backwards for people who don't give a shit about the country we live in.

At least it's not as bad as Europe right now. Let's not sink to their level.

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daily reminder the USA thas NO official language whatsoever

And yet all of our laws, all of our official pronouncements, all of our legal decisions, all govermental debates, all of our public signs...

just a social convention that might change anytime soon and has NO basis in law

Every language belongs in America, and when kebab and spics become majorities in certain regions, all of this will be written in arabic and spanish

gibs

>daily reminder the USA thas NO official language whatsoever
This. It's just coincidence that our constitution, declaration of independence, literature, etc are all in English.
>you will never be this much of a faggot

>at least it's not as bad as Europe right now. Let's not sink to their level.
Is this bait?
Are you talking about all the different languages of Europeans?

It's a result of the immigration act of 1991, that increased legal immigration by 40% and eliminated English language requirements, making it possible for uneducated scum to come to America (on top of the fucking illegals)

I was referring to the migrant crisis, and the constant whitewashing of such (Tolerance, political correctness and fear of being accused of racism) Should have phrased it more clearly

Sounds like "nuh-uh" to me.

Most people here are young adults and learned their second+ language while being teenagers or even younger. It's actually not that easy to learn another when older. If you've been living 20 years speaking one language it's pretty much impossible to get to accent free speaking of another language unless you're gifted in that area which a lot of people aren't.

I've been taught English since age 8 and my accent is thiccer than the manmeat of your stepsons father.

Almost all immigrants don't try hard enough though.

>twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/904187911213531137
You're wrong. English IS the language of the U.S.A. To be a legal citizen you must be fluent in English!

Have you considered they might be new immigrants whose English is not very good, or they may be present on non-immigrant visas?

the migrant crisis is insanely worse here than in Europe

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Nope. Anyone born in the US is a legal citizen no matter his language. Some states have an official language, but the US DOES NOT.

There is no law making english an official language
>what is official

>Many people are surprised to learn that the United States has no official language. As one of the major centers of commerce and trade, and a major English-speaking country, many assume that English is the country's official language. But despite efforts over the years, the United States has no official language.

>Almost every session of Congress, an amendment to the Constitution is proposed in Congress to adopt English as the official language of the United States. Other efforts have attempted to take the easier route of changing the U.S. Code to make English the official language. As of this writing, the efforts have not been successful.
> Here is the text of a proposed amendment. >This particular bill was introduced in the House of Representatives as H.J. Res. 16 (107th Congress):

>>"The English language shall be the official language of the United States. As the official language, the English language shall be used for all public acts including every order, resolution, vote, or election, and for all records and judicial proceedings of the Government of the United States and the governments of the several States."

>Also introduced in the 107th Congress was this text from H.R. 3333:

>>"The Government of the United States shall preserve and enhance the role of English as the official language of the United States of America. Unless specifically stated in applicable law, no person has a right, entitlement, or claim to have the Government of the United States or any of its officials or representatives act, communicate, perform or provide services, or provide materials in any language other than English. If exceptions are made, that does not create a legal entitlement to additional services in that language or any language other than English."

>Often these bills are in response to legislation recognizing non-English languages in public discourse of some kind. H.R. 3333, for example, also explicitly repealed the Bilingual Education Act which authorized funds to educate American students if their native tongue as well as to provide specialized training in the learning of English.

>The most recent efforts to promote English as the official language has come as more and more immigration from Spanish-speaking and Eastern nations (such as China and Vietnam) has brought an influx of non-English speakers to the United States. According to the 1990 Census, 13.8 percent of U.S. residents speak some non-English language at home. 2.9 percent, or 6.7 million people, did not speak English at all, or could not speak it well.

>The ACLU, which is part of a group opposed to establishing a national official language, has published a paper detailing reasons that such a move should be opposed. It starts by mentioning an effort by John Adams, in 1780, to establish an official academy devoted to English, a move which was rejected at the time as undemocratic. The ACLU notes past efforts at English-only laws that abridged the rights of non-English speakers or which generally made life difficult for large non-English speaking populations. One example cited in Dade County, Florida, where, after a 1980 English-only law was passed, Spanish signs on public

>transportation were removed.

>The ACLU believes that English-only laws can violate the U.S. Constitution's protection of due process (especially in courts where no translation service would be offered) and equal protection (for example, where English-only ballots would be used where bilingual ones were available in the past).

>English-only proponents like U.S. English counter that English-only laws generally have exceptions for public safety and health needs. They note that English-only laws help governments save money by allowing publication of official documents in a single language, saving on translation and printing costs, and that English-only laws promote the learning of English by non-English speakers. One example offered is that of Canada, with two official languages, English and French. The Canadian government itself has addressed this issue, noting that in 1996-7, only 260 million Canadian dollars were spent on bilingual services.

>There has been at least one interesting contrast to the pro-English efforts. In 1923, Illinois officially declared that English would no longer be the official language of Illinois - but American would be. Many of Illinois' statutes refer to "the American language," (example: 225 ILCS 705/27.01) though the official language of the state is now English (5 ILCS 460/20).

>According to U.S. English, the following states have existing official language laws on their books: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming. A small handful date back more than a few decades, such as Louisiana (1811) and Nebraska (1920), but most official language statutes were passed since the 1970's.

Why didnt the Germans who immigrated to Britain in 400AD learn Welsh? WHY DID THOSE RACISTS REFUSE TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF THE FOLK!

>what is official
It is nothing at all. England had no official language in 1530, but everyone knows its language was English.
>we haven't passed x legislation
>therefore the very language of our constitution should not be learned
See how stupid you are?

AMMENDMENTS IN SPANISH SOON

>therefore the very language of our constitution should not be learned

Moving the goalposts and making shit up, huh cuck?

>Moving the goalposts and making shit up, huh cuck?
Then what is your point? English is the language of the land in a far reasons far more profound than legislation. No one wants to hear your technicalities, brainlet.

Why do they require legal immigrants to have English speaking and writing skills?

I'm pretty sure it's implied

I'm seriously going insane on how we let this happen. My entire hometown has been completely balkanized and the spics in Laredo don't even seem to speak any form of fluent Spanish or English. It's fucking gross.

32 states list English as the official language.

>Why do people who immigrate to America don't even bother to speak English?
Welfare.