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You're either not reading your links or you are posting links to see what sticks. Immigrants in construction account for 2.2 million as per your link. Total number of immigrants in the US? 38 million. That means 5% of all immigrants work in construction. The rest? Menial jobs. So again I ask, what danger does the guy fixing computers at a computer store pose to you?
Where Construction Workers Come From
According to the 2011 ACS, the share of immigrant workers in the US labor force now stands at slightly above 16 percent[1]. The reliance of the construction industry on foreign born workers is even greater. Immigrants now account for 22 percent of the construction work force[2].
A Nigerian cab driver who knows street names in English and nothing else isn't putting anybody at risk.
A Chinese guy who only understands "Number ...." at Chinese restaurants isn't putting you at risk.
You're either not reading your links or you are posting links to see what sticks. Immigrants in construction account for 2.2 million as per your link. Total number of immigrants in the US? 38 million. That means 5% of all immigrants work in construction. The rest? Menial jobs. So again I ask, what danger does the guy fixing computers at a computer store pose to you?
Retarded huh? You like to throw that word around alot.
Anyway let's look at some statistics
https://www.osha.gov/oshstats/commonstats.html
Wow more people were getting killed on the job sites before all these non speaking immigrants started invading that trade.
And falling is the most common one. That guy probably wouldn't have lost his balance, had he known English.
In recent years the rate of on-the-job deaths for all Hispanics has been 20 percent higher than for whites or blacks, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has found. The death rate for Hispanics in construction, an industry that has hired many immigrants in recent years, is even higher, occupational experts say.
Because the guy fixing the computer must be mute, deaf, and dumb because if he can't speaka english there's no other way he can communicate or understand to do his job that he knows quite well how to do and the computer will blow up.
A Nigerian cab driver who doesn't know English wont be able to function in any major city. Therefore he may go to the wrong place and put somebody at risk. A Chinese guy who only understands "numbers" wont know what health codes are and places everyone at the restaurant at risk.
I am not saying that your point is wrong but I think you are overselling that English isn't a critical skill in this country. To get anywhere advanced, English is a necessity.
A Nigerian cab driver who doesn't know English wont be able to function in any major city. Therefore he may go to the wrong place and put somebody at risk. A Chinese guy who only understands "numbers" wont know what health codes are and places everyone at the restaurant at risk. I am not saying that your point is wrong but I think you are overselling that English isn't a critical skill in this country. To get anywhere advanced, English is a necessity.
:lamo That's funny. If you had been reading my links, you would see that they say the accident rate for all others has dropped EXCEPT for Hispanic speaking immigrants. And here's another link for you too.
Hispanic Workers Die at Higher Rate - NYTimes.com
It is a necessity, and I think anybody that doesn't learn English does so at their own peril. They should be free not to, however. Free to make a mind-bogglingly stupid decision.
I really think people are reading waaaaaaaaay too much into this ad. The point of the ad was of course, to sell more Coca-Cola. Is anybody really offended that someone who speaks a different language buys Coke instead of Pepsi? (Unless you work for Pepsi) Immigrant communities tend to use their own language amongst themselves, why is that bad? They always did, the difference being that when all those Poles came over to Buffalo and Chicago, there wasn't TV to sell them stuff.
Your article does point out the accident rate is higher but it also points out that is due to employers not providing as much training, safety, and better workplace environments for the Hispanic workers as they do for American born workers. So if you hire 10 people and provide the necessary steps to do the job to half of them and not the other half, which do you think will prosper in their job?
I have no issue with this. I just think they should know English as well. I enjoy the diversity we have in America too. It makes life much more interesting.
That is not true. All union construction workers have to take OSHA classes. If the worker is not informed, it is because he/she did not understand because they do not speak or understand English.
Union construction workers cannot work unless they are OSHA certified.
I agree with you, I do think speaking English is important but it's also important to understand that not everyone will learn it right away and while they do so, they need help and probably a job too.
Do you want them to come here and just live off the government until they can speak Engilsh good enough or is it okay to start a job (even construction) and learn the language as well? While they may not be able to communicate and understand at first which may cause accidents, if you want them to learn it's a process and not an overnight one.
Alot of construction workers, roofers and drywall for example, are not union.
And those companies are usually very small companies that could not afford to cater to immigrants. They have to be able to understand instruction in English period. No ifs, ands or buts about it.
Cheap labor much?
Yes, small companies are the ones mostly hiring immigrants, then subcontracting them to the other larger ones. It trickles down so they can all benefit from the cheap labor. They don't give a **** if the workers don't speak english or can't follow instructions. They want to reap all they can at a higher gain to them and a higher cost to all of us.
Ummm that in America, people who came from across the world have a common thread and love for the new homeland?
Oh and have a Coke and a smile..... :2wave:
Americans are different than Europeans. We have been on an island for centuries, separated from the rest of the world by oceans without the ability to drive for a few hours and be in countries where they don't speak our native tongue. The need to be bi lingual is not as great in America. That's not the issue here though. The issue for many is that some foreigners come here with the intention of making money to send home and then return to their homeland in many cases. Some tax our social safety nets or come here to have children who are granted citizenship. They are called anchor babies and their existence is to make immigration easier for the rest of their families.
Some of us become a little sensitive about how our nation is used by people who don't assimilate. I'm not saying anything about the people in the video specifically but the video can be interpreted in many ways. Some see it as a sign of diversity, some see it as a sign of our nation being used in a manner which is unacceptable.
This has been going on for decades, though. Kinda makes you wonder why nothing has been done to change it, other than to provide amnesty for millions every other decade. Why don't you change your lex solis laws? Why don't you make English the only official language throughout the nation? Why is it so easy to just show up and get a house, a job, a drivers license etc... when you have no valid immigration papers? Why not create a system that requires employers, landlords etc.. to verify iimigrations status? Every time these solutions have been proposed your politicians have invariably argued against them on some dodgy constitutional grounds. It's all well and good to complain, but it's not like this is a new problem. It's been decades in the making and the only solution that is ever implemented is amnesty. :shrug:
Indeed. And show that love by illustrating we don't want to communicate with each other. "E Pluribus, Separatum" Now that's Progress.
Because there are certain sectors of our population here in America that would call that bigotry, even if it is logical.
This has been going on for decades, though. Kinda makes you wonder why nothing has been done to change it, other than to provide amnesty for millions every other decade. Why don't you change your lex solis laws? Why don't you make English the only official language throughout the nation? Why is it so easy to just show up and get a house, a job, a drivers license etc... when you have no valid immigration papers? Why not create a system that requires employers, landlords etc.. to verify iimigrations status? Every time these solutions have been proposed your politicians have invariably argued against them on some dodgy constitutional grounds. It's all well and good to complain, but it's not like this is a new problem. It's been decades in the making and the only solution that is ever implemented is amnesty. :shrug:
Your opinion on Coke's version of America The Beautiful?
Because there are certain sectors of our population here in America that would call that bigotry, even if it is logical.
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