US now has more Spanish speakers than Spain – only Mexico has more

[Antlerp]

damn man the US needs to do something about that

[ProfHappycat7]

"YOUSE SEE WHY? IS DESE MEXICANS BEIN BROUGHT IN BY OBONGO, WHITES ARE BECOMIN' A MINORITEE!!!!!11!"

[proboardslol]

I think you have to remember that this is only in parts of the United States as well. Where I live in Virginia, not a lot of spanish speakers. the two largest demographics are White and Asian (richer area). 30 minutes away in Herndon, though, lots of Spanish speakers.

[BCell]

Actually, I wonder what would the world be if everyone speak Spanish.

[Swilly]

[QUOTE=gk99;48084301]Ooooor how about we work toward a global single language instead because learning one language is annoying enough.[/QUOTE]

Or...we could stay diverse and actually celebrate that diversity?

[cecilbdemodded]

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;48085186]But you just said

I don't think it would be the burden of citizens to learn the languages of immigrants. They don't [I]have[/I] to learn ours either, but it would be preferable if they want to interact with citizens outside of their own communities.[/QUOTE]

I'm talking motivation there.

Let's say I'm going to live in France. If I'm able to get by without learning French, what's my motivation for learning French?

If the French people made me feel welcome, and encouraged me to become French, that might convince me to learn to be French, including speaking the language. On the other hand, if the French made a point to tell people like me that I'm not French and will never be accepted as French, then I'd probably say 'screw you' and never make any effort to blend in.