> (in most US localities) I agree, there are some, but is this in most of the US? That is what was claimed, without any backup. I do not think that English is

> (in most US localities) I agree, there are some, but is this in most of the US? That is what was claimed, without any backup. I do not think that English is harder than any other language, but it is always difficult to learn a new language. We agree there too. It seems to me the argument is a bit backwards. If the poster cares about promotimg language skills for integration, why not address that instead of moralizing on people for not learning the right language?