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Wow, now this is sad: Half of LA is illiterate (at least in English), although to be fair it is probably due to the large number of spanish-speaking Mexican immigrants in the city... They should seriously consider making Spanish the 2nd language of the st
PostPosted:Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:50 am
by ManaMan
<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: left; '><b>Link:</b> <a href="
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Wow, now this is sad: Half of LA is illiterate (at least in English), although to be fair it is probably due to the large number of spanish-speaking Mexican immigrants in the city... They should seriously consider making Spanish the 2nd language of the state at this point (like French in Canada).</div>
PostPosted:Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:41 pm
by the Gray
<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>It's a little different here, French is pretty much confined to Quebec and Acadian Atlantic Canada. But I think Spanish is going to be unofficially the most spoken language in the US in 10 years or so.</div>
PostPosted:Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:48 pm
by Kupek
<div style='font: 10pt verdana; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>The federal government has no official language. I'd be surprised if the states were different.</div>
PostPosted:Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:03 am
by SineSwiper
<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>Their loss. Americans speak English. Learn it before you move here, not after.</div>
PostPosted:Fri Sep 10, 2004 1:05 am
by SineSwiper
<div style='font: 10pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light", "Century Gothic"; text-align: left; '>That may change if this trend continues. France is having problems with their Muslim populations, and it won't be long before we start having a problem with our Mexican populations.</div>
PostPosted:Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:44 am
by ManaMan
<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: left; '>IMO, LA should provide free, Mandatory English language classes that people must pass in order to find employment. Also, I think part of the problem is caused by highschool dropouts in places like S. Central... I don't even know *how* you'd go about fixing that situation...</div>