[Sender]

I deal with Spanish-speaking customers daily who routinely bring their kids as interpreters. They tell their kids what they want, their kids tell me in English, I tell their kids the answer, they tell their parents in Spanish.

Then I usually start working with the parents in Spanish, for which they seem very grateful. I know that it's hard for adults to learn a new language. However if they want to be part of the USA, they need to make that effort. There are countless programs for English as a second language, most for free. I learned Spanish for them, they should make an effort to learn English for me.

Truthfully, I would recommend for all Americans to learn a second language, it opens thousands of doors for you. And I would recommend for all new Americans to start learning English, it opens critical doors for you.

[Clemenza]

Correct. If you do not learn English, it is very difficult to break out of the most menial of jobs. Although my great-grandma never really learned much English (had 12 kids to take care of), her husband learned it (albeit with a heavy accent), and that allowed him to start his own contracting business and thrive outside the Polish community.

As the old Cuban guys who founded my old bank used to say, all you need to do is learn enough English to get a loan and sell your business plan, and you will go far.