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If the US has so many non-English speakers that it materially affects national literacy statistics, one might wonder how we ended up with an immigration policy
by sbierwagen 5y ago
If the US has so many non-English speakers that it materially affects national literacy statistics, one might wonder how we ended up with an immigration policy that produces a permanent underclass of people who are locked out of meaningful jobs and are entirely outside the protection of the law, due to being in the country illegally.
- jdminhbg 5y agoYou don't have to be in the country illegally to not speak English (well). ~14% of the country is foreign-born, of whom about 3/4 are here legally: https://www.ilctr.org/quick-us-immigration-statistics/ https://www.ilctr.org/quick-us-immigration-statistics/