If you immigrate, you must assimilate.  Right???
480568
Absolutely! All immigrants should learn the local language and customs and obey their new country's laws. What people do in their own homes is their own business, but "when in Rome, do as the Romans do"
605058
No just go on MXC or Viking and you can get back into the country. Once you are married to an American we own you. You are now ours and never allowed to return. We need culture here anyways...
503033
I concur. If you are in a new land and desire to become a citizen of that land, you must learn the ways, the language, the tradition. You don't forget your past, but you use it in a way that you can adopt your new country's ways and customs.\n\nYou cannot be a citizen and have two countries, either you are or are not a citizen...
649853
No way...did that really happen? No...we do not want to be like Mexico. Every immigrant that comes to America (legally) should adopt this nations cultures and values regardless of where they are from. I am third generation Mexican-American, and I don't even know Spanish. In fact, my grandfather fought in WWII for the US and my other grandfather who served as a Christian Pastor had sons including my father who served in the US military and Vietnam. My family has always been here legally though, and even my grandfather who knew Spanish always preached....You're in America...speak English. So no, I don't think it's a bad thing to be of Mexican heritage, or any other for that matter, as long as you are a contribution to our society and not a burden. But if you are going to live in this country and migrate from another one, you should above all things FIRST be an AMERICAN. You chose this country...it did not choose you.
113705
No, how the hell are you supposed to knwo if the food that you are eating is prepared by illegals?  I have no problem with people coming here for a better life, but I do have a problem with them being here illegally because technically they have committed a crime.  The come here and get public assistance for heaven's sake.  They don't speak the language and expect you to be able to communicate with them.  If you want to come here come legally and learn the language, it is your responsibility to assimiliate, it is not our responsibility to pay your way and then have to learn your language so that we can tell you how much your unemployment or food stamps are going to be.  Let them come, open the borders so that they can take the jobs that American's think that they're too good to take, but do it legally and attempt to learn the language.
343208
No there are so many immigrants in this country that need to came here to survive
689455
Unless they have an immigrant visa, the answer (right now) is no.
524988
they will be assimilated
456329
frankly i think all immigrants should go back to where they came from, they do not respect our way of life then they get the hump when we dont respect theirs... WHY THE HELL SHOULD WE, they are in our damn country... You dont like it then GO HOME!
1106491
As a citizen - absolutely.  It amazes me that there can be any discussion about that.  This does not necessarily mean that you become fully proficient, but you need a working command of the language and have the skills to communicate with others in normal day-to-day situations.  If someone were motivated enough to learn then they should be able to grasp the basics in a couple of years. This is already a requirement for US citizenship. The problem is that a vasty majority of people sneaking in have NO desire to become part of the mainstream.  All they want to do is get what they can get and send it back to Mexico and that's it.  In the meantime, they are supported by US taxpayers for everything from hospital emergency rooms to public schools.  These are the ones who need to be rooted out and tossed into the slammer. Sending them back won't work because they will just creep back in.  \n\nThe result of all this refusal to learn English is the outright absurdity that not a day goes by but that I have to press 1 for English.\n\nJesus H. Christ Almighty, we are not living in Spain.
910525
knock on every door demand a birth certificat, green card, passport, whatever... if you cant prove you belong here you get kicked out. STOP GIVING THEM WELFARE AND SUCH BENIFITS THEY DIDNT PUT IN FOR!!!!!!
898147
YES! American citizens, native born, or legal immigrants need to say ENOUGH, and do whatever is necessary to protect the sovereignty of the country, allot of men have died for something this generation is throwing away.
265478
I feel that if you move to a country  that speaks a different language than you ... you should learn the language of your new adopted country.. I don't have a problem with  people  coming here and not speaking the language yet... I have a problem with people that have been here 20 years and still have no interest in learning the language but expecting   the  country they moved to - to  cater to them and know their language..
150632
No kidding, why should I have to learn the language of the Immigrant when this is my Country, they should learn my language.\n\nHeck other Countries expect ya to know their language if ya wanna live there.\n\nIf you'd rather speak Spanish then go live in Mexico.
578208
Your attitude makes me sick! It's a wonder anyone outside the U.S. would want to come here- legally or illegally, when they have to deal with people with so much hatred in their hearts toward foreigners. You think it's all "a game" to them? You think it's "easy" for them to make a life here? You're very wrong. You haven't walked a mile in any one of their shoes, have you? So what makes you the expert on what they think and feel? You are stereotyping an entire culture (or two!) and that's really unfair. You know what I think? We would live in a better world if we had "no borders" dividing any of us! But, if we absolutely HAD TO, we should take haters like you and put them on an island , and far from any other land! Then maybe the rest of us could live in peace.
432448
This is 100% correct. I'm glad you said you would do the same if you moved to another country, that removes anyones credibility that would try to say you're racist or an arrogant American. If you can't learn the language of the land get the fuck out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
676005
Thats great..but....shouldn't you wait till migrating season...it is a good thing you are a  migrater and not an immigrant...otherwise we may have a problem with that.