First of all isn't mass transit in LA an oxymoron. LA now has a subway but from what I hear nobody uses it now and I've heard that the bus service is a joke.
I guess because one can survive, we shouldn't resist the surge of illegal immigrants into the country who refuse to learn English and gobble up social services desperately needed by American Citizens
Actually I agree that schools should use English immersion. It's the teachers unions who want to keep the money flowing that bilingual education brings. There was referendum in California a couple of years ago to scale down bilingual education and I beleive it passed by a margin of 2-1. Also I've herad that many hispanic families want their children to be taught in English since English is now the world language and the ticket to success.
JMO, your anger should be directed at the liberal groups who wish to enslave their populations and not using a broad brush to paint all hispanics as not wanting to learn English or assimilate, thus alienating people who are culturally conservative into the arms of the liberal democrats.
500,000 daily transit riders. If you want to call them oxymoron's, that's your business.
I believe the LA MTA operates either the 2nd or 3rd largest mass transit system in the country.
But, you are right to a degree. It is falling out of favor with more and more people. (I know several former riders who now hop in their car in the morning). Very poor timetable reliability, language barriers (mostly to english speakers), safety, new fare structures, strikes, etc have taken a toll on the integrity of the system.
JMO, your anger should be directed at the liberal groups who wish to enslave their populations
I assure you that I have much disdain reserved for just these people
and not using a broad brush to paint all hispanics as not wanting to learn English or assimilate, thus alienating people who are culturally conservative into the arms of the liberal democrats.
Well, my friend, I live it. And the ratio of them who WANT to assimilate is very low. I have a friend who's mother has been her illegally for 28 years ... and still can't form a sentence in English. Why? She doesn't have to. Everything in this city is printed in Spanish, most of the social service works speak Spanish, and she can fill out WIC, Food Stamp, etc applications in Spanish.
There has to be an incentive to learn English, and certain areas of the country are discouraging it, simply by making English completely uncessesary.