What I know is, in the days of Ellis Island, immigrants poured in, learning English as they could. Since English has became the prominent language in the US, as well as in the conduct of business worldwide, it is a necessity. However I also see government AND business cow-towing to the Hispanics, whereas that was not the case 50 or 100 years ago. A relatively new twist, I find myself having to turn jars, cans, and other products over and over, trying to find the English instructions while Spanish seems to be everywhere. Why? Why
WOULD business, if they are, indeed, the prime culprit, backpeddle English and
promote Spanish? It makes ME, born here of several generations, feel estranged in my OWN native land. Previously, I never had to "Press"
anything for English, and there was certainly no special emphasis given to anyone, no matter their language. It was assumed immigrants would
assimilate into
AMERICAN culture, not the other way around! Indeed, to even bring the subject up is "politically incorrect"--another leftist term that has always irked me. Just WHO the H*** do you think *you* ARE, trying to tell ME what is politically "correct" ?
Most Americans would agree that our immigration system needs to be fixed, but not in the way the pony-tailed pseudo-intellectual leftists would have it! In fact, IF we would
ENFORCE our existing laws, not much else is needed. I have always felt that there is a fairly easy way to accomplish this without a mass expulsion of illegals; they would "deport" themselves! And that way is to simply go after the companies who HIRE them, clamp down on counterfeit identification, drivers' licenses, et al. Then make those illegals who commit commit crimes subject to automatic deportation. Use E-Verify, one proven way of finding out if an immigrant is legal. Giving naturalized and native-born citizens first dibs on employment is one step. And, deprived of jobs that RIGHTFULLY belong to US, you'd see a "reverse migration back to where they came from.
People say that 1) Americans don't want the jobs the Hispanic illegals will do, 2) that to force immigrants to prove their status would let such jobs go begging. There's a solution for that, too. We have almost half, according to reports, of our citizens on some sort of "welfare", sitting on their a**es collecting money, doffing off brats to collect even more. Make those welfare recipients DO those jobs to collect their money! There's little chance of THAT happening, and I'm being partially facetious, but its an idea..........................
And that's the trouble that continues to exist! NOBODY is coming up with ANY ideas how to deal with this flood of unauthorized migrants coming from South America.
It is ultimately dangerous, subversive and completely unfair to the natives, and especially the NATURALIZED citizens of America! For it is THIS group that struggled, jumped thru all kinds of hoops to "EARN" their place in the United States and Freedom. These, I KNOW will likely "support and defend" the Constitution of the United States, contribute to its welfare,and become true American citizens. I do NOT support those who SNEAK into the country, expect others to feed and clothe them, and MOOCH off ME and my countrymen. To them I say, I was BORN here. My forefathers were born here. And before THAT...and before THAT....and before THAT. Before there WAS a "United States"! What's YOUR excuse, bub?