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Half of a lot of countries would be here to live the american dream. Problem is with open borders and that big of an influx of people the American dream would

Half of a lot of countries would be here to live the american dream. Problem is with open borders and that big of an influx of people the American dream would be watered down. America was built on immigration and the process should be refined to be easier, however there has to be a sustainable limit per year. Can you imagine if the Governemt here gave free healthcare to all and then opened the borders. The country would sink. I hope Colombia can handle the influx of people. If not i hope international aide can work to give assistance. I am ignorant here, do Colombia and Venezuela speak the same dialect of spanish? I.E. are there communication issues (We have someone here from Mexico and someone from Puerto Rico and some things get lost in translation i am told).

mxuribe 8y ago
Unless there are any hyper-local slang terms, there should be no communication issues. An analogy from an American perspective: it would be like someone from NJ speaking with someone from Georgia. Yeah, there might be mild differences - e.g. soda vs pop - but overall it is the same Spanish. EDIT: I mean "Georgia" the state in USA, and not the country.
maximente 8y ago
Argentinian Spanish (or Castellano as it is proudly called) is pretty unique but there's absolutely no issues communicating from any other Spanish speaking nation. the issue is the same across all Spanish dialects, each country has unique words and phrases (the word for pineapple is different here vs. rest of Spanish speaking world, one of many examples) and occasionally slightly distinct grammar (e.g. voseo). people are generally able to quickly infer that other Spanish speakers are not native due to accents and vocabulary/grammar. if you're American, think about how you'd react if you heard someone say "mate" in a foreign accent: you'd know they weren't American but may be British, Australian, New Zealander, ... (??)

mxuribe 8y ago

Unless there are any hyper-local slang terms, there should be no communication issues. An analogy from an American perspective: it would be like someone from NJ speaking with someone from Georgia. Yeah, there might be mild differences - e.g. soda vs pop - but overall it is the same Spanish. EDIT: I mean "Georgia" the state in USA, and not the country.

maximente 8y ago

Argentinian Spanish (or Castellano as it is proudly called) is pretty unique but there's absolutely no issues communicating from any other Spanish speaking nation. the issue is the same across all Spanish dialects, each country has unique words and phrases (the word for pineapple is different here vs. rest of Spanish speaking world, one of many examples) and occasionally slightly distinct grammar (e.g. voseo). people are generally able to quickly infer that other Spanish speakers are not native due to accents and vocabulary/grammar. if you're American, think about how you'd react if you heard someone say "mate" in a foreign accent: you'd know they weren't American but may be British, Australian, New Zealander, ... (??)