Why won't Mexicans learn English?
439761
Some do try but for the most part they do not even try\nThis Country makes it so easy for them to get away with not knowing even though Our laws state they must read and write English to get citizenship here but they still get it.\nWe make it to easy
391009
You mean Mexicans?  Yes, but why try?
548302
I have been around alot of mexicans,for the past 10 years and most of them can speak english they just choose not to because of everything that goes on.so actually they are very smart people because can speak 2 languages,and write in both also.mexicans are good people that has to put up with alot of bull.
1067542
Where I live, it's the Mestizos and Blacks who are the "outcasts".  People here don't cater to their every whim. All the signs and newspapers are in English. If they can't read them, or they can't speak our language, they're pretty much out of luck. And you almost never see one on the streets after dark. (Yes, our little town is very peaceful and quiet. If you play loud, obnoxious ghetto noise late at night, your house might "mysteriously" burn down. With " YOU " still in it!)
1064985
I agree with you.  Immigrants often live in heavily immigrant neighborhoods where they can get by without learning English.  However, all of my ancestors came from non-English speaking countries and learned English as soon as they arrived here -- that's the idea behind the melting pot.  If immigrants don't want to learn English they should move back to where they came from.
27766
Well, since unlike the immigrants who come here from countries such as Germany, Poland, Hungary, etc, Spanish people are not required to learn English (I guess we really are not created equal, since some groups of people can learn the language and others just are not smart enough)I guess it helps those of us born here, since we have to cater to them.
595915
THANK YOU! \ngod, it's so annoying.\ni'm salvadorian and dang, i can't believe people STILL think mexico is the only place that speaks spanish.\ni mean, mexico is awesome, but people need to get informed!\nyeah i go to a predominantly caucasian school and these people (i'm not stereotyping, i'm just saying. lol) they're like, "el salvador? what's that? isn't it the same thing as mexico?"\nit's frustrating, too, when your spanish teacher specifically speaks about only mexico when explaining a quinceanera. it's a latin american tradition, not just a mexican one.\n\n\nhaha. i got a little excited there, so sorry!
615467
Actually I do know a lot of them do not. I lived in SF. In the mission district many illegals don't care about learning English because of the community. The same is for my fellow Asians. in China town there are many illegals and I asked them if they had the desire to learn English they told me no and its the same way in Dallas and New York in their Chinatown.
664037
Not unless the English speakers are dead. The level of frustration today with imigrants who refuse to speak English, not just Hispanics but Asian, Indian and European imigrants is starting to boil over right now. Many Spanish speakers chaffe at learning English but the net effect of refusing to learn English is that it makes it easier for Chinese, Russian, Vietmese, Indian and so on to not learn English either. So not only would they have to learn English they'll have to learn 5 other languages. If English is too hard how are they going to handle Mandrian? LOL
779486
That's because our government has catered to them. Instead of following the laws that state they have to learn English. My feelings are if you live in a country learn the language. But our government gives them to many incentives to not learn our language.
1089835
OK, I'm a native spanish speaker and here's my experience:\n\nWe admire the effort that non-spanish people do to communicate with us. Latin-americans are usually afraid to speak in English for the same reason... they don't have a nice accent. And most of the time they prefer to remain silent or ask someone else to speak for them. It's our culture. So when we hear a non-spanish speaker trying to communicate with us in spanish, even if their spanish isn't very good... we don't laugh!\n\nOK, that works for most of the people... but there would only be mean people... that's for sure!!!
704939
cuz they dunno the difference. theyve only seen "mexicans" (they probably werent even mexican) n assumed that since they speak spanish, all spanish speakers must look like that.
77392
I'm guessing that you're talking about Spanish-speaking immigrants from places like Mexico and South America.  Previous answerers have had a lot to say about this question, so I'll just add a little.\n\nThe Spanish-speaking immigrants I know would very much like to learn English so they can get ahead in the United States.  However, they often work long hours for very little pay so they can just put food into their mouths and the mouths of their families.  This leaves them with very little time and/or money to spend on English classes.  For example, I know a 72-year-old woman who works long days for very little pay cleaning people's houses, and she's desperately trying to learn English, but she doesn't have the time or money to take many English classes.  People often take advantage of her by only paying her a few dollars an hour for her hard work.  It's really not fair.\n\nIt's not a question of inability, it's a question of limited resources.  I imagine that if you were in the same situation, it would be hard for you too.\n\nJust so you know for the future, Spanish is the name of the language, but the people are called Mexicans, Venezuelans, Argentinians, and so on.  A term that works for all people of those backgrounds is Latino/a/os.  If you say someone is Spanish that means the person comes from Spain.
671817
I agree with you on one thing (but I'll proofread mine)... "If you give people to take the path of least resistance, generally they will take it."\n\nBeing unable to use the native language of the country of one's residence renders one poor, and it's true that options are few. Soooo many people here don't learn English EVER because there are Spanish newspapers, television, books, services of all kinds, Hispanic businesses where some of the staff don't speak a lick of English, etc etc. Almost everything Southern California has to offer has a Spanish version of it. People can come here and live out most of their lives and still never learn English. A shame, that's just laziness. I mean, night school is FREE! However, there's really no incentive if everything is in Spanish. That should change, I believe that citizenship should be contingent upon learning English. No need to be a master at it, but enough to communicate decently in public.\n\nHowever, to say that they don't belong here, I will COMPLETELY DISAGREE with you. This country is for immigrants, no matter where they're from and no matter what language they speak. Once they're here, they do have the obligation of learning American ways, including the language, this is true. But how dare anyone say that a certain group "doesn't belong" in this country!!! I'm Hispanic, and find this VERY OFFENSIVE.
664042
Actually, I think you have the question wrong.  This came up in the context of illegal immigrants when people asked why people cared about them.  I for one don't care what people speak to their friends or at home, but I do care when students coming into school don't speak English. Bilingual education is very expensive and means that a lot of courses we had in school when I was a kid are no longer available.  Further, the entire class has to go slower when they have to wait for the teacher to teach students English before teaching the subject matter.\n\nIt is true that the issue would exist legitimately for immigrants who are here legally, but in areas where illegal immigrants concentrate, their presence makes the situation much worse.\n\nSchools in border states are a big issue.\n\nFor that reason I think people should learn English if they are given a path to citizenship.  They came in above the number we felt could be assimilated easily, and I think it is fair to ask them to put forth a special effort.  It is better for their kids's education too.  However, I freely admit that I am more concerned with the quality of my own kids's education.\n\nSome people had problems with Spanish being spoken in businesses, but I don't.  I think that is Capitalism at work, just as the resorts in Mexico all speak English.
691973
cuz no matter how smart americans are and how much advanced technology they have , this current issue has got off their hands and control by a group of indocumented , uneducated (i mean some don´t even get to study elementary school )and non english speaker group of ppl lol, Eventhou it is not only mexicans the borderline is, indeed they focus in mexico....
455463
The Racists have to focus on an object that they feel is inferior to them to make themselves fell superior.  That is one; secondly they need a reason to say that they are alright and that their failures in life have been brought on by some one that is not of their belief. Thirdly they mostly come from a very low educational back ground with little or no tolerance to others around them mostly out of fear.\n\nNow on the legal Immigrates, pretty basic, because they work harder for less pay.  Not always better labor, but the economics escape me right now. But I would say give me a group of 5 Mexicans over 10 white boys any day for the same job.  They will not only learn the trade, but ask questions and work extra hard to learn more. I have been the only white boy in a welding group and I was called a good Mexican, I was proud that they accepted me and some times that was a little too weird for me at times.  But I loved working with those guys I learned a lot, not much Spanish because they wanted to learn English.