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Originally Posted by Rich189
I think what he was getting at is that most immigrants learn English and it seems quite a lot of Spanish people do not when they come here. For example if I go to the taco bell in Hightstown the people working the line do not speak English only the ones at the cash register and drive through do. Yet if I go to a local asian restraunt everyone there seems to know english.
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"A lot" perception comes from the group of people you interact with. Sure if the only place you go is Taco Bell and McDonalds, than yea 75% (sometimes more, sometimes less) of their workers do not speak English. Is it fair to say that most people of Hispanic descent do not speak English because when you go to a fast food joint people of Hispanic descent there do not interact using your mother tongue. No, that is absurd. That's like me walking in the ghetto and stating that all black people are lazy, lets see this goes over.
Furthermore, when one lumps an entire group of people into one category that's idiotic, to say the least. Ex: All Arabs are terrorists; All blacks are lazy; All Puerto Rican's are thieves.
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Also Ana and I believe you were both born and raised in Russia and learned English either when or before you came here. I have a big problem with illegal immigration as well as people not learning English when they come here. But I have a problem with it in all races not just Spanish. It just seems like Spanish is the dominant race that comes here illegally and does not learn English especially if you go to Fla.
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I'm not defending illegal immigration, I do not like it, condone it, or support it. However, I'm against stupidity, racism and idiotic generalizations.
Indeed I was born in Russia, I came here NOT knowing English, I went to Middle school one week after I arrived, learned English, and everything is peachy now! I would agree with your observation that Hispanics (Spanish are from Spain) are the dominant group of people that come to US, but that is for obvious reasons. Also because of their sheer numbers you would encounter non speaking ones on more frequent basis that non speakers from other parts of the world. However, that does not mean all of them (Hispanics) are non speakers, stupid, non educated, or any other derivatives people throw around. It is generally a very bad habit to judge a large group of people by the actions of the few.
Funny, people who judge the most, at least from my experiences, are usually not the sharpest tools in the box themselves. (That was not directed at you.)