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English only English should be a choice
Debate Score:13
Arguments:11
Total Votes:13
Ended:11/15/14
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Make English Mandatory

Some people believe immigrants should be required to learn English while others believe it infringes on personal freedom.

English only

Side Score: 7
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English should be a choice

Side Score: 6
3 points

These choices suck balls. Every American citizen should be able to speak English... but not English only.

Side: English only

Agreed 100 percent.................I have nothing more to say, but to make 50 damn characters to be able to post this I have to write this out.....anyone feel kind of stupid for actually taking the time to read this, because if you do read this entire comment you will realize it is absolutely pointless. Apparently I'm bored.

Side: English only
1 point

50 characters?

Side: English only

Makes the world simpler doesn't it? Anyway, if they are in our country and want to be American citizens, than they should just learn English like all the other immigrants in US history.

Side: English only

Yes I think it is rude to move to someone else's country and not bother to learn the language. Also a problem of having immigrants who can't speak the language competently is that their kids slow down their schools.

Side: English only
1 point

There are others who can translate for those who can't speak it. .

Side: English should be a choice
1 point

You're right. We shouldn't make people speak English just because they live somewhere. It's like saying, oh, you're in my house, so you have do only eat what I eat. Seriously.

Side: English should be a choice
1 point

Exactly.

Side: English should be a choice
1 point

I'd say let them stay and let them choose whether or not they want to learn English. I'd also say let them choose whether or not they want to work, but I guess this is where I'm different from the government's opinion.

I however feel that jobs should not hire people who can't speak the language of the country. Since without that ability, you have poor communication on the job, which can lead to some great problems later on.

Side: English should be a choice
1 point

I think it would be unfair since English is not the only language in this world. We should be more considerate with the people who are foreign and who come here and are not so familiar with English. There's always a chance for them to learn. I know that they come here for a reason and they should be able to speak English but if we look at the big picture, we do not go around other countries and are forced to speak their language. And I'm only talking about foreigners who are truly willing to speak English. I think it's another thing if they come here and not bother to speak English at all.

Side: English should be a choice
1 point

It should be a choice because it is wrong to force them to learn the language. But they will most likely have to learn the language eventually anyway because most people in the U.S. speak English and people who don't know it will have a hard time finding jobs.

Side: English should be a choice