My late uncle used to go on these marathon fishing trips in northern Ontario. He would bring various supplies with him, but sometimes he had to buy certain products while he was in Canada. When he died, I found some of those things -- I could tell they came from Canada -- the labels were in English and French...although I understand that certain border states (New York, for example) also carried products labeled in both languages. These products had been bilingual for years.
I don't have resentment for Spanish per se...like most of the "Romance" languages it flows very nicely and I love that flow. But I agree that with the proliferation of products in Spanish, it sounds to me like some companies are trying to court the immigrants by printing in Spanish, and I think there will come a time when we will all have to be bilingual. I don't mind learning more than one language voluntarily -- I can mangle some French and Italian -- but I do resent any efforts to force us into bilingualism for the sole purpose of making learning the English language for immigrants an option, rather than a requirement.
I have visited Italy a few times...beautiful country to visit...and while I found some things in English, I know that if I did want to live there, I would have to learn Italian. Wben our ancestors came to this country, they learned English...they had to, or they wouldn't survive. That's the way it should be now...you want to live in this country, learn the language.
Absolutely. Those who want to succeed in life learn English. If they choose to remain in a self-imposed ghetto, that's their problem, not mine. Nevertheless, their kids will likely prefer English. America is like a giant borg. We will assimilate you, just as we have those from Europe, Africa, Asia, etc.