The 264-unit complex, where residents say most people tend to keep to themselves, is located along Massachusetts Street just beyond the Trenton city limits. Numerous residents of Middle Eastern or Pakistani descent live there, many of whom speak little or no English. Anyone else find this part of the story interesting? Why are these people in the country? If you want to come here, with all the millions clawing and scratching to get in, isn't it reasonable that we at least require you speak English before showing up? Maybe you waive that if your educational/professional attainments are special, but in general, is this too much to ask?
Our immigration policy is lunacy.
I agree that the immigration policy is lunacy, especially since we have friends and relatives in Eastern Europe (not even Russia) who know some English and are well-educated, are Christian rather than Muslim, would not be a drain on public resources and so forth, and can't even get a visa to visit the USA for a couple of weeks. (This is standard policy going back decades, and is accompanied by sneering accusations that OF COURSE they won't be given a visa since everybody just knows they would break the law and stay.) What is going on? My theory is that -- unknown to most normal Americans -- the immigration agency and related agencies have been infiltrated by individuals who have in fact taken on the task of making America into something different from the properous, free Christian country which most of us assume it is.
A related development carried on by our government is the Small Business Administration's 8(A) program, and the legally-imposed requirements on EVERY FEDERAL AGENCY, for funnelling work to "qualified minorities" as though those of us who are white males have anything to do oppressing minorities such as Middle Easterners, African-Americans, Hispanics, and Pacific Islanders who get preferential treatment on government bids. I have great personel experience with observing this phenomenon. Meanwhile, the SBA and the rest of the government could not care les swhether I and other white males businessmen starve to death.
isn't it reasonable that we at least require you speak English before showing up? Oh, man, do I agree with you. But live in Los Angeles (where I am) and it seems that fully 1/3 of the population is non-English speaking.