Tired of given them such special treatment...

Will given that English isn't my first language... I don't really give a damn if I mispell a few words here and there.

At least you are trying! It is not easy to learn English, but it can be done! traditionally,the older parents,or grandparents, were the ones who felt they could not learn anything new! The saying about teaching an old dog new tricks, was about people who thought they could not learn because they were older than 25 years of age!

What got me all ticked off was when I was watching tv and suddenly they started playing commericals in all Spanish... I was like WTF. Last I checked I lived in America.. so why the hell are my commercials now being played in Spanish. Unless its on an all Spanish speaking Channel then I want my TV in English like it should be. I'm tired of this country bending over backwards to make them feel comfortable when its screwing its own people in the process.

I noticed that too! Press one for Spanish, two for English! How comical!

I thought there is not really much welfare given out any more! Not unless you take a job or training, or are disabled! Most states do ask for proof of citizenship to get aid.

It is worse than anybody has ever thought possible! Now our schools cannot teach science or math to preschoolers and other students, because what little money our government has, by law has to go to the English learners first! That is not a problem, except that I have learned that parents who already speak English are not teaching it to their young! That is a waste of our tax dollars and it is holding back the students who speak English! All anybody has to do is out Sesame Street on, and it will help anybody learn English and some Spanish too!

LOL Who wants to go to jail? Stray off the trodden path while visiting Mexico, and you will go there! How many people have had to make that phone call while visiting Mexico?

So true! Most of the other immigrants learned English, except for the grandparents! They did not always learn it, as well as many first generation immigrants did not want to give up the "old" ways.

Oh yeah! I think you hit the hamburger on the head! Just try to get what you really want in those McDonald's when there are few if any English speaking people!

I think you mean that your friend is from the Dominican Republic! It is true, all Spanish-speaking immigrants are not Mexicans! It is common to use one term though, as many people do when referring to Asians as "Chinese"!

I call bullshyt on that.. my family immigrated to this Country and trust me English isn't their native tounge either but they took the time to learn to speak, read and write it. I'm not Japaneese but since I was going to live in Japan I took the time to study their language so that while there I was able to get around and function. So to say that they can't afford it is just simply bs. The fact is they are to lazy to learn it and the goverment caves in to their whinny complaints that "its to hard" instead of making them learn it.

Shame on me??? I've know mexicans that had lived in my state-which is Tucson AND Texas thank you very much--for well over 10 friggin years and NEVER bothered to learn the language. I also don't feel it's fair that they are crossing over ILLEGALLY and we are offering our own benefits to them. I understand what happened with African Americans and the fact that they were BROUGHT here for slavery, but the mexicans are coming over here because they WANT TO!!! I have heard it from their mouths that they don't WANT to learn our language...while chuckling, they WILL use us to take care of their needs. I have heard this from MANY mexicans!!! Now why should we bend over again??

I emigrated to France from England in 1987 and would have been horrified if French people had suggested I should be thrown out if I couldn't learn the language. I speak fluent French now, but had the privilege of having had an education, so found it easy. As you evidently have if you can afford to go and live in Japan. If the Mexicans are so lazy, why are they doing all the hard, dirty jobs like milking cows, that Americans don't want to do. Sometimes we need to remember where we came from and allow others to do as we,or our parents, have done. Also, remember Martin Luther King and how the US used to be? Do you really think we should go back there with all that hurt? "Making them learn it" is authoritarian. I'm sure I don't need to tell you that Hitler and Stalin were the kings of this particular philosophy. I think "Live and let Live" is a good idea. We are lucky to have the lives we do, and should celebrate our good fortune.

First off speaking English and being a great speller have nothing to do with eachother. I never claimed that I was the best speller on the planet. I however can speak, read and write english and don't need to have special treamtment. As far as your husband good for him, My father was also a first generation American so big freaking whoop. Is he suppose to get a cookie for doing what people are suppose to do and that's come here and learn the damn language. Given the fact that we have hundreds of illegals come into this country everyday and even some of the leagal one who expect special treamtment just becuase they speak spanish. The hell with them. Why is it that they deserve special treatment? We're not cattering to German immigrants, or French one's or Koren ones.. so why are Mexicans getting such speical treatment. I think there should be a 60 day time limit. Once i this country you have 60 to start learning English and making some progression or it's back to where ever you came from. I'm tired of my tax dollars going to pay for people who aren't even here legally, and who don't even have enough respect for this country to even learn the language.

I think it's ironic that you are comparing them to the Germans actually. The Germans were critized for the SAME exact thing. Here is a quote by Benjamin Franklin about Germans "Few of their children in the country learn English...The signs in our streets have inscriptions in both languages...Unless the stream of their importation could be turned they will soon so outnumber us that all the advantages we have will not be able to preserve our language, and even iour government will become precarious." Deja vu right? It obviously took them a while to assimilate. Virtually every country on Earth is multilingual (Look it up). At least the Mexicans do learn within the first generation that is a fact. Do you actually know any illegal immigrants, or hispanics for that matter? I think a lot of people are lumping the two together and that is wrong. My parents are from the U.S, my grandparents, my great grandparents. I don't give my allegiance to Mexico or anything but I do think people need to be fair about the situation. Why are they coming here? Because they are poor and unfortunately there are too many poor people in mexico doing menial jobs. So they come here to WORK. Not leech off the government. The urban institute found that 2/3 of illegal immigrants pay taxes. This I know to be true because I KNOW illegal immigrants that are currently paying taxes. Can they get social security? umm NOO, but they are putting money into our social security fund. I think it's safe to say they are the ones being taken advantage of. I just think this country has such a history with being Xenophobic it shouldn't be surprising anymore. The Irish were considered dirty drunks. They would actually post signs saying "N.I.N.A" No Irish Need Apply. Legal or not, so what could have been the excuse then I wonder? They critizided them of stealing jobs, which were the same types of jobs the Mexicans are doing now. Even the Italians were not considered white, but "Latino".. Funny stuff. They did anything they could to separate themselves from people they thought were less than them.