MoparFin
I should Work at Oakley
Just saw this.....and yeah, that's bullshit. Kinda. But again depends on the living arrangement.That makes sense! I know someone who has a neighbor whos kids went to school here yet "don't speak English" or so they claim. I just thought it odd that they went to and graduated from school here without speaking English.
My wife is a nurse, and when she was in school she had clinicals in a school that is predominantly Latin American. Same city that most of my coworkers live in ironically. Anyway, she said that they all basically spoke Spanish almost all the time and then had English as a second language classes. It was a high school. Big problem is that when they go home to their house, there is no one to speak English with so even if they start in 1st grade, its still hard.
My nurse at work, was born in PR and moved here when she was 6. She speaks good English, but still struggles with words in English sometimes that she has to look up the translation. She went to the school mentioned above. Her parents can speak English, but they all choose to speak Spanish the majority of the time because they know it better. She is 21.
Not defending at all, I am sure there are some that take advantage, just giving examples of how I see this happen. I honestly couldn't understand how people move here and don't learn English after being here for 20 years, until I was exposed to how and why it does happen. Its crazy.