Today one of my colleagues represented her work about the necessity of the USA to become bilingual. Even though I am learning Spanish and really am enjoying the beauty of the language, it feels unfair to make it officially a second language of the country. It is already pretty competitive for immigrants from other countries; making Spanish second language will not help their situation. I could accuse the colleague of being bias because she is from Chile, but the truth is there are millions of people who support her idea. So maybe, I am being scared of big changes. Sometimes I feel like defending US Americans. Being the example of democracy is extremely challenging. People all over the world run from their countries and once they are in they demand changes. Hey! It is what it is. I am one of those people. It is great that government here has to sometimes listen to the needs of people. I respect that. It may not be perfect, but the government of the US cares about its citizens more than any other country. So should they listen to "minority" that demands to accept Spanish as a second language? It is debatable and definitely needs more research.
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