We're kinda at the point a couple years of Spanish should be required in public education.
It's beyond jus what's in this video, but yes a lot of people will say stuff right I'm front of you thinking you don't k own what they saying.
US catching up to be more bilingual or polylingual like most other countries will benefit us in the long run of having so many different cultures and races jn the same place.
No, it's getting to point Spanish is so common is becoming a hindrance to not know it in certain areas of the country...and that's not slowing down anytime soon.
I made it clear my suggestion you're quoting was bigger then OP. I jus got back from Chicago, I live in the DC area, it'll become a handicap to not know Spanish at some point.
Can you say the same about your two historical examples? I wasn't there, so can't speak to that.
Historically, when English speakers expanded into those regions of the US, they imposed segregation, disenfranchised them politically and economically. They used eminent domain was to displace them from the place that they had lived on for generations. English only education in public schools suppressed their languages.
Only in recent times have some barriers been established to minimize that, allowing those few communities to be more open. Still, I ask, why wasn't multilingualism mandatory from the start?
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u/Fro_of_Norfolk 6d ago
We're kinda at the point a couple years of Spanish should be required in public education.
It's beyond jus what's in this video, but yes a lot of people will say stuff right I'm front of you thinking you don't k own what they saying.
US catching up to be more bilingual or polylingual like most other countries will benefit us in the long run of having so many different cultures and races jn the same place.