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Good for them, but they still need to be deported.
leaningright (03-16-2018), Mott the Hoople (03-17-2018)
This does not surprise me in the least. We have become a nation of entitled, uninquisitive, mentally lazy people and it shows in our kids (students) and their efforts at anything hard....except how to beat some shoot em up vulgar video game.
Sailor (03-17-2018)
students in us gov. public schools are students of fake "science". dead end.
Even so, Come, Lord JesusI do not participate in delusion count me out
katzgar (03-17-2018), Mott the Hoople (03-17-2018)
Mott the Hoople (03-17-2018)
Mott the Hoople (03-17-2018)
I am puzzled about the motivation for this thread.........nobody is objecting to immigration......particularly the immigration of highly qualified and educated people.........its illegal immigration which is the issue.........
TOP (03-17-2018)
My father was right off the boat, and he never spared any effort telling me that it was a gift to immigrate here and ultimately be given citizenship.
He made it a point to tell me that recent immigrants are the backbone of this country....and I am pretty sure that is what he told the rednecks and white trash who harangued him to speak better English, or called him a commie.
He never gave up his culture or native language...he never 100 percent fully assimilated, mostly having friends in the immigrant community....but in a way, I think that was a strength ... he was worldly, he had experience with multiple cultures and languages, he had travelled the world and absorbed a lot of experience , he had seen life from multiple angles-- all of which undoubtedly contributed to his character, inner strength, and ability to deal with adversity and overcome obstacles.
Mott the Hoople (03-17-2018)
I guess, in principle, German is not one that make it to the top of the list of useful languages here.
I am sure the vast majority of Americans feel it is useless to know foreign languages.
This is not a sentiment shared in most other countries. I have relatives that are fluent in four languages. It's not like they use them on a daily basis, but unless one lives the life of an isolated, toothless hillbilly, there is plenty of opportunity to use those languages when traveling, or among immigrant communities in North America.
Even watching foreign movies and TV shows in the native language on Netflix. You would be amazed how much good television is produced outside North America!
Last edited by Cypress; 03-17-2018 at 08:28 AM.
I am of a practical bent. When you look at a map you see immediately why few Americans use a second language given our isolation. Europeans live so jammed together multiple languages makes sense. Speaking an immigrants language just means their english usage is learned slower. When I go to Mexico people often understand reality and want to speak english to me.
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