<p>I agree with the bill. Immigrants should make an attempt to assimilate into the culture they've moved into. If it wasn't a problem, America wouldn't care. But, when resources are being spent on kids and adults who can't speak the language, it becomes a problem. It's not fair to English-speaking kids to have to slow down in the curriculum for immigrant kids who need ESL programs. It's not appropriate for adults, who've been in this country for decades, to say, ''N'speek/ No speek Inglis/ Englees/ Englis, Engleesh." </p>
<p>If an immigrant want to live in this country, they have to be productive citizens. They have to contribute to society and the economy. If they don't speak English, they can't be the best citizens they can be. In the end, I think learning English will help both parties, for the immigrant who'll have an easier time integrating into the US, for everyone else who'll wont have to burden with them. </p>
<p>On another note, this is more of rant, but:</p>
<p>Does anyone else get frustrated when immigrant/ first-generation teens committ crimes, when they start joing gangs and dealing drugs? For me, I say, If you wanted to contribute to the crime rate of this nation, couldn't you have done that back home? Why are you wasting the opportunities laid by your parents? Why join a gang in America, if you could have done that at home in E. Europe, in Africa, in Canada, in S. America?</p>