'This is Alabama; we speak English,' governor candidate says license in english only

[Curiousgb]

English is widely considered to be the international language - most people I know <60 in Europe are fluent in English.

If you were to move to Greece (or any other country), would you expect them to cater to you or would you learn the local language in order to be able to communicate?

No, and I was not trying to make a case for illegals being illegal. I learned a long time ago that for every complicated problem there is a simple solution that is inevitably wrong. There are American Businesses that want illegal workers. They create a need and the "Mexicans" fill that need. When is the last time you saw a immigration raid that jailed the employer. And that is not a blanket statement that all employers of illegals know that they are illegal. But I have spoken to lots of folks out here in Shelby Co. And back in Charleston SC were I lived before. That speak of Mexicans, illegal or not, like they are talking about slaves 150 years ago. They like the cheap no hassle labor. I remember 15 years or so ago when Mexicans were starting to immigrate eastward. I listened to farmers and others that would say, "I like those Mexicans, they work hard they don't bitch about working like the blacks do." I heard it again yesterday only it was much less pleasant.

I wish I had the answer. I don't like the immigration issues any more that anyone else. We have real problems but nothing is going to happen until we seal the borders.

[BryanP]

English is widely considered to be the international language - most people I know <60 in Europe are fluent in English.

Yes, but most of them have the ability to speak another language as well. I just love the attitude of "I speak good 'ol Ammurrican, I don't needs ta speak no furrinner talk."

[G27]

I just love the attitude of "I speak good 'ol Ammurrican, I don't needs ta speak no furrinner talk"

Ummm, did you read that in context with the rest of my post? That was absolutely NOT my point...