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It's not just black people, although that's the majority where I live (Oakland, California). In most states that border mexico or western states with large agr
by reeses 16y ago
It's not just black people, although that's the majority where I live (Oakland, California). In most states that border mexico or western states with large agricultural economies, it tends to be hispanics. Among those hispanics are a lot of first generation kids ("anchor kids" in many cases) whose parents don't speak english at home.
Never mind that the US doesn't have an official language; a lot of people are offended if their tax dollars go to people who don't "learn our language!"
- yummyfajitas 16y agoI don't see how it is unreasonable to expect immigrants to adapt themselves to the country they voluntarily choose to enter. I'm contemplating a move to Pune - if I go, I certainly wouldn't expect the Indian taxpayer to pay for me to learn Hindi. Adopting yourself to the local culture/conventions/language/etc is your job - if you can't handle it, stay home.
- reeses 16y agoI wouldn't expect them to pay for you to learn Hindi either. However, Marathi might get you further in Pune, especially with the locals, as it's the official language of the region.