Why do we have to bilingual for everything?
Asked by tiff_lawrence07
I live in Texas and I have been looking for a good office job for months. I can't seem to find one because they all require you to be bilingual. I just would like to know why they think that you need to be. Shouldn't people have to learn english to be in our country? I am not racist by an means. I just would like to know why.

Best Answer:
The reason is simple: The United States does not have an official language, so there is no requirement to learn English. The result is that places like Texas that have a large population base with Spanish as a first language, and varying degrees of skill in English. Hispanics are an important part of the economy in Texas, Arizona, Southern Nevada, etc. so many businesses wish to cater to both English and Spanish speaking customers. I hope this helps.

Well mostly because a lot of the people in Texas are Latino. And it is not necessary for one to learn English to live in the US as the US does not have an official language even though the majority of the population speaks English.
Answered by yomumsux

Bilingual is not always required but many businesses that work with the public as customers would like bilingual speaking employees so they can serve all of their customers. I would imagine that with the large Hispanic population in Texas, knowing Spanish would be a good thing. Fact is that English is not the native language of many legal and illegal residents. Even those that speak English as a second language would prefer to do business in their native language as they may not know English well enough. Also note that the US is one of a few countries where a good part of the residents are not bilingual. I've been to Brazil, Norway, Italy, France, Germany, and Poland and my experience is that the person I need to talk to knows English or there is someone nearby that does. I suggest that you can find a position that does not interface with the public and for the future, you take a Spanish course or two so you are not left out in the cold.
Answered by Wally Z

As the federal government repeatedly ignored the specific restrictions of the tenth article of the constitution, municipal governments were more than willing to skirt sensitive campaign issues and save tax money at the same time. Rather than mandating the states to take direct responsibility for local non-compliance of civil rights issues, the courts and legislators abandoned our Republic foundation and became involved in special interest mediation. As more and more social victims came under the protective skirts of tax funded programs, America devolved from the land of opportunity to the land of entitlement. A timely example is hurricane Gustav. Much of the New Orleans evacuation burden has been reduced because a large number of Katrina evacuees are still existing elsewhere in FEMA funded housing, a full three years later. The full potential in the pursuit of happiness is dependent on assimilation and becoming an American is much more difficult than simply being in America. The most important social development of our nation was the Irish potato famine. This would already be an entirely different country had Irish immigrants not paid the ultimate price in support of their democratic home land (A form of security to which the new cabinet department seems totally oblivious). As one confederate soldier noted at Appomattox: "The only reason we lost is because you had more Irish than we did." As the ability of the few to finance the many reaches the breaking point, severing language as the common thread of rugged individualism is the final indirect tax which will complete our conversion to a total welfare state. Simply put, it's easier to lower your expectations than it is to maintain your standards.
Answered by john c