You hit the nail on the head with this comment and yes I have been to Mexico. The resort areas are bilingual for a reason, they want to be able to converse with you so you will spend money. Go into the heart of Mexico and see how many people speak english. I have no problem with immagrants…heck even though I am part American Indian, I am also part Irish. My family came over had to be naturalized the proper way. Learn the language, learn the history of our nation and pledge allegiance to the flag and even take a test. Go to Mexico and ask for the same benifits illegals are receiving here and see how they treat you.

My wife was calling the hospital regarding a recent bill. When the automative system answers it tells you to press 1 for English and 2 for Spanish. She presses one and waits and waits and waits. After10 min on hold she hangs up. This continues two more times and after the third time she calls right back and presses 2. Guess what … they pick up immediately. She askes if they speak English which the person did and she begins to get help … finally.

Now tell me our country isn’t messed up, where Spanish speaking foreigners get better service then Americans do.

I am surprised that you don’t think Mexico is bilingual, I myself have never been there (have you?), but I assumed that it wouldn’t be such a high tourist area if it’s residents couldn’t accommodate to the other languages.

Let’s just say we were the immigrants, say living in Mexico. We learn the language (enough to say we’re bilingual), the culture, the history, etc. There are SO many phone calls now that require pressing a button for a language, chances are one of them may be an important message. Wouldn’t you rather hear that in your native tongue? As opposed to another language that you are sufficient in, but may not be 100% comfortable?

I understand that this is not the case for every immigrant in America, but for those that it applies to, I believe it serves as a ‘comfort’ factor.