Sharia laws was rejected by the Feds in the last couple of years.
Public policy has been changed or adjusted many times to reflect the views of immigrants. The top one that come to mind are Sikh's and the helmet laws. Also recall something about being allowed to carry the Karpan in school.
I American, so can I carry a gun?
I agree with whoever said that immigrants should learn one of the official languages.
I've seen people who've lived in the states for 20+ years and don't speak more
English
than I speak Japanese. It's the same when I was in Spain last, I went to Fuengirola
and saw all the ex-pat Brits that couldn't speak more than 10 words in Spanish
and were making fun of it. WTF is up with that? I just can't see the reasoning
behind packing up and going through all the crap with immigration and not taking
the time to learn the language. I know people in Hawaii who were born and raised
there that don't speak English, or Hawaiian, but pull out some Tagalog and let
the conversation begin.
I'm proud of my Spanish heritage, my mom's proud to have been born and raised
in Spain, but we are Americans and she speaks perfect English, hell my 89 y/o
grandfather speaks perfect English (w/ an accent, but perfect nonetheless).
By not learning the language of the land, you alienate yourself from the country.
You send a message that says you just don't care about the land you live in.
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"i surf because, i"m always a better person when i come in"-Andy Irons
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