Comments on: Press One For English?

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:14:32 +0000

People can be so ignorant of history. 150 years ago, people came to America to become Americans and they did it legally. Now, the open borders that we have allow people to just invade and disregard our language, culture and national identity. Sad.

By: WJ

WJ — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:12:25 +0000

When you don’t have a single, unifying language, the society breaks down into little disjointed silos. Quebec is a great example of this, where the government mandates that everything be in French and English. If I were to move to Germany, I would not expect those folks to speak English; I’d assimilate and learn their language and abide by their customs.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:09:55 +0000

Last time I checked, we as Americans do NOT have a national language. Yes, there are a lot of us that speak English, but there are a lot of us that are LEGAL citizens, born and bred here, and speak other languages. Compared to cultures world wide we are exceptionally ignorant because many people in the US only speak a single language; to me, it’s a travesty.

By: Celia Howard

Celia Howard — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:38:18 +0000

Pressing 1 for English isn’t a very high price to pay for the diversity that new people bring to America. As for the immigration debate, I find the employment argument more appealing. In that case, Americans are actually hurt by immigration in a measurable way.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:37:11 +0000

Yo hablo American. I don’t hablo Spanish or any other language. I was born in the south and am American through and through. If you want to listen to Spanish, subscribe to Telemundo.