I think the whole "English First!" first movement is much deeper than just the spoken word. Of course, there are those who just don't like 'em being here. I'm half-Cuban by the way so I had first hand knowledge of my relatives moving to the US and never learning how to speak English. And my Father came over in 1955 so he went through the proper channels and was not a beneficiary of the favored status Cuban refugees have enjoyed though others in my distant family did benefit.
I think the whole objection from folks on the right (some anyway) is based around the assumption of a deliberate infrastructure/patronage immigrant complex built up to support the anchor baby family along with those who came over without going through the proper channels. Then they become aggressive about their "Rights," and receive benefits while not assimilating (never learning English). Then the race card is used to ensure the beneficiaries of the patronage system remain good little kids and vote Democrat. So in my opinion that whole scenario (however real or vast it may be) is what drives the "English First!" crowd. There is a lot more to it than just speaking the native language. I think it's great to be bilingual. The Europeans can speak more than their own language and do so quite easily and its considered educated and worldly when they do it. Why not here?
Well, it's the "illegal immigration."
My quotes were a nod in the direction of PCness.
One thing I've always wondered about is why Liberals love the Mexican immigrants that form the basis of the "illegal immigration" debate so much. The demographics are polar opposites. Liberals (differentiated from Democrats) are secular/atheist, feminist and "highly educated" (quotes because it's kind of "so they say"). Is that the demographic coming from Mexico? Hardly (by the way, I went to Junior/Senior High in Laredo so I have been on the "front lines"). I have said this before and will submit it to you again; if the immigrants from Mexico were white then the Liberals would build the wall themselves.
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