Do you HABLA ?

So I am sitting at work the other day. This older Hispanic woman approaches my, she is trying to inquire as to the location of her relative. I am always more than willing to help a visitor along, but this particular woman really got under my skin. Her entire question was in Spanish. She did not even attempt to establish if I spoke her language, nor did she seem to understand why I could not follow what she was saying. Eventually we got a Spanish speaking employee  to interpret for us and the issue was corrected. But that’s not what really got me thinking.

I am not opposed to people immigrating, nor do I have a dislike or distrust of people from other countries. However I have a passionate dislike, for those who refuse to assimilate to OUR country. We are a great nation, and we are a great nation because the people here made it that way. If others want to be a part of that I completely encourage it and appreciate it. But do not try to make my nation more like the one you left. They came here for a reason after all.

We are partially to blame. We are the ones who made it easier for this to happen. We need to stop letting people get away of it. Stop letting people talk to you in foreign languages, stop buying product with Spanish on the labels, and let the companies you do not patronize know why you will not give them your money. This is not to discourage people from immigrating, it’s to keep America the country that it is.

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