If you come to live in the US should you be required to learn English?

yes!yes! yes! as should be in all countrys

If you are going to live in the U.S. you should have to speak it's language. Which is English.

I moved to Nicaragua and I have what is the equivalent of a what is a green card in the U.S. and they didn't tell me I had to learn Spanish to live here and I know that the same is true in Costa Rica. I am working on my Spanish but I find it very difficult and English is a much, much more difficult language to learn so if they are trying to learn then that is good.

No.....the U.S. should learn your language.

Yes I think anyone who comes to the US to work and live should at least be able to use the english language and yes before they get a green card, they can have an option to stay and work while they are learning, and not be a pre-requeset before comming to the US

YES, I think it should be a definate. I think anyone coming to live and work in the US, should have to take a test on the English language in order to get a green card or citizenship.

I find it to be intelligant to communicate in other languages. English is my first language and I think anyone traveling to a different country to learn some of that language.

yes most definitely. I would not think about moving to another country if I could not speak the language. I like to talk and communicate with people.I would feel lost.

Thanks for asking this question!! I have rated you a + for it! The reason I have read all the posts is to see how many yes and how many no you got. Surprised me only a few said NO OF COURSE it should be a requirement! The Political Correct Crowd here in the UK are making an issue of it! LISTEN................ "If in Rome, do as the Romans do"My wife and I have a house in Turkey, and maybe going to live there soon. I am learning Turkish, so that I can communicate with the Turks who are in our village. 1. Because I want to. 2. It is difficult to buy loafs of bread if you cannot. "Ekmek istiyorum lutfen" (I want a loaf of bread!) 3. It allows me to integrate with the Turks when they want and when I want. My wife speaks Russian as her native tongue, and it took her ages to learn English. But like she says, she is living here and it is natural for her to speak English. We are thinking of getting her a British Passport, which means that she will now have to take a test to proof that she knows about the English Culture. It is imperative that people know about the Country that they have chosen to adopt as the place where they want to live. Like for example................ Any one here know what "Bonfire Night" is?? on 5th November?

Yes.

Yes.. I believe you should know english before coming here.. it makes it all easier on everyone and they would expect the same of us if we came to thier country to live right??

Yes! Spanish people come and try to add spanish language to The U.S.

Yes! I live off the Mexico border in Arizona and there are people that work at our Walmart who speak no English. It is very frustrating when you walk up to ask a question and they say "No Habla English" Since it is a service industry you should have to speak English because I have had to walk up to 3 or 4 workers trying to find an english speaking working in the United States.

I am thinking this not good idea at all!! Then all you Americans would have to change a lot of words you are currently using all your books would have to be rewritten to much work ..... So the answer is NO ....

Yes I think so, English is the national language of the US.

I agree. I live close-ish to the mexico border, and when I go to Mexico, I speak spanish. When in the USA I speak english.

If they are visiting no...but if they are coming to live then yes...Would be like me moving to France I would learn to speak french or if I moved to Mexico I would learn spanish.

Yes, I think anyone that comes here should have to learn English. If you moved to another country, they would not put up signs and rewrite everything in English just to make it easy on you. They keep their language and live their lives, and you would have to adapt around them and learn their language. Here in the United States, we over cater to immigrants, and wherever you look everything is in English, and then right below it 10 other languages. People don't learn English for one reason - they can survive without knowing it. And we only play into their hands by providing them with everything they had back home. If it was made into law that they had to learn it, or if everything was in English only, they would have no choice.

spanish will also do. If you know english you will do better. Green card application is available in spanish also .. :)

Yes if your going to live here learn the language first. So when you arive in our country you speek our language...