We're trying to rent out a house and I don't know how many people have called and the first thing they say is "Do you speak Spanish?". Now I answer with "No, do you speak English?".
So far it's about half and half about what they do, either speak to me in English or pass the phone to someone else. If I answer the phone in English then stick to English or let the English speaker call in the first place.
If you come to this country and don't learn the language I don't think it's the catastrophe that some do; on the other hand I don't want the government to spend money to get translations on so many things. If you can't pass your drivers exam in English then you can walk. You want to vote? Learn enough English so I don't have to pay for you to get a ballot in your language.
Here in Texas a lot of businesses want the Spanish/English speaker and I don't blame them. But this diatribe is about the government spending my tax dollars on translating literature. If someone can vote that means they are a citizen. If someone is a citizen then that means they can read, write, and speak English. That's a requirement according to the USCIS.
Does that mean they need to be fluent? Not to me, enough so they can read the ballot is enough for the spoken part to me. Is it going to happen anytime soon? I doubt it, but you never know.
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