As far as I know, there is no law either in Mexico (though I might be wrong), or any Latino country that their primary language is Spanish, but do they need anyone to be bi-lingual ?
No, sir. America is a country that was settled primarily by English-speaking people. It is a country whose constitution has primarily been in the English language, where the history was written in the English language by English speaking historians.
Now, its peoples may have come from different Ethnic backgrounds like you mentioned, but once upon a time those settlers and immigrants struggled to learn the English language, and assimilated into the American culture.
Those who came here legally know and can attest to the fact that among the many requirements is that they NOT BECOME A WARD OF THE STATE or the country, so those who sponsored them needed to show they have the means and the money to financially support those who come here from the home country or wherever until they also become socially and economically productive residents or citizens, and all these are requirements which ILLEGALS CIRCUMVENT and continue to do so successfully to the point that it is now the government of this country, and its citizens that need to give way and bend backwards to accomodate ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
No, sir. these are not the same as knowing computer software or such, or being able to drive a rig.
Those are JOB SKILLS available for anyone to learn.
Speaking spanish is not a skill, per se.
You are born into the language, raised in it, or learn to be proficient in it.
And the very reason it has become a requirement nowadays is because of the growing number of illegals who have skirted both the above-mentioned sponsorhip requirements.
They have now become a major factor for businesses to contend with if they are to make sales or any form of business at all.
So they require you, in America, to be proficient in another language, otherwise, those who do speak the target language get preference over you, and in fact get paid more than you would be.
No, sir. I will not be offended.
However, I will learn to use the computer and use Office if it is what is needed for me to get ahead in my job, or to get the job if I have been unemployed for a long time.
In fact, it is good to add more skills to one's skill set whether one knows that he is going to be unemployed for a while or not.
But here's the thing.
Even if one does learn to speak pidgin Spanish, who do you think you will hire if that one is sitting side by side with another native Spanish speaker ?
Years ago, I tried to apply for a job with a firm that wanted English speakers, and they make you speak into a phone and read a script in their website.
Then they politely thank you and say because they are looking for NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS they wish you the best in your job hunt.
What do you think was the issue ?
I can speak English fairly well, I can read English fairly well, and I can write English fairly well, however, my accent may have been too undesirable for their client base's purposes.
But that was fine with me.
All I needed to do was whittle away at the accent.
So, back to the question.
Here's a pidgin Spanish speaker, and a fluent one, and you're in business with primary clientelle the Latino market, and most do not speak Engish.
Who do you hire ?
or become bilingual.
