Please...English as the official language

[MrLabGuy]

Miami Florida, 60% of the residents speak Spanish only requiring most of the non Hispanic population to learn Spanish to be able to work and live in the community.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080529/D90V6OEO0.html

Below is a list of the Countries who observe English as the Official language of the Government and Academic system.

Sadly the United States of America is not on this list costing us untold Millions and diluting our sovereignty.

Anguilla, Ireland, Northern Singapore, Antigua and Barbuda, Ireland, Republic of Solomon Islands Australia Jamaica South Africa, Bahamas, Kenya, Swaziland, Barbados, Lesotho, Tanzania, Belize, Liberia, Tonga, Bermuda, Malawi, Trinidad and Tobago, Botswana, Malta, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, Mauritius, Uganda, Cameroon, Montserrat, United Kingdom, Canada (except Quebec)Namibia, Vanuatu, Cayman Islands, New Zealand, Wales, Dominica, Nigeria, Zambia, England, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe, Fiji, St. Kitts and Nevis Gambia, St. Lucia, Ghana, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Gibraltar, Scotland, Grenada, Seychelles, Guyana. Sierra Leone

[soccerjunky]

They speak english in Scotland?

[jpm4.8is]

What's wrong with being bilingual?

[MrLabGuy]

Originally Posted by jpm4.8is

What's wrong with being bilingual?

Nothing wrong with being bilingual. I speak Spanish and some Japanese. I do have a problem with immigrants who seek citizenship and don't bother to learn English. Thus requiring the United States to print ALL official forms in dozens of languages.

If you are serious about being a productive American Citizen then do America a favor and learn English please.

If I ever decide to move to France and become a citizen (Fat Chance) I'd for damn sure going to learn French.

Nothing racist here...Just common sense which is lacking in our society.

[arias1516]

Originally Posted by MrLabGuy

Nothing wrong with being bilingual. I speak Spanish and some Japanese. I do have a problem with immigrants who seek citizenship and don't bother to learn English. Thus requiring the United States to print ALL official forms in dozens of languages.

If you are serious about being a productive American Citizen then do America a favor and learn English please.

If I ever decide to move to France and become a citizen (Fat Chance) I'd for damn sure going to learn French.

Nothing racist here...Just common sense which is lacking in our society.

I couldn’t agree with more, I'm bilingual. I speak Spanish but I agree with you 1000%

[Lambeau]

Originally Posted by jpm4.8is

What's wrong with being bilingual?

Everything in this country! If you want to be a formal resident of this country then you speak our language!

[B-Line]

BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION...

I lived in Miami for 10 years and never did I feel as though I was alienated for speaking English.

Talk about salacious journalism. Miami is now and will always be, comfortable for non-Spanish speaking citizens.

Granted, certain areas of Miami might be very Spanish speaking, but certain areas of Beverly Hills, people only speak Farsi, certain areas of Orange County it's Vietnamese and certain areas of Los Angeles, you better be able to say, ko-mo-sa-me-da, if you want to fit in.

[Lambeau]

Originally Posted by B-Line

BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION...

"you better be able to say, ko-mo-sa-me-da, if you want to fit in."

BS! If I HAVE to be able to speak that crap in my country then I sure the hell DON'T want to fit in there!

[B-Line]

Originally Posted by Lambeau

BS! If I HAVE to be able to speak that crap in my country then I sure the hell DON'T want to fit in there!

Shouldn't you be at the store trying to pre-fit your cheese-head hat?

[trueX5er]

I have never had a problem with communicating in Miami via the english language.