Of COURSE they want to learn English

why the hell wouldn't they...? pat buchanan is just plain full of shit...

With immigration approaching record levels, English instruction classes across the country — from California to Pennsylvania to Massachusetts — are full and have waiting lists up to 18,000 people long.

The demand for English-language instruction is evident on Spanish-language television, with an array of commercials for English-learning products, including the top seller, "Inglés Sin Barreras," or "English without Barriers," a video and audio program that reportedly sells 60,000 copies a year.

Immigrant advocates say the full classes and booming business in language products demonstrate that many immigrants are eager to learn English and assimilate.

"People assume that if you don't speak English it's because you are not trying or don't want to, when in fact, a lot of people are struggling to learn," said Holly Patrick, manager of language programs at Atlanta's Latin American Association, where about 500 adults are learning English.

i'll admit, i'm a language barbarian... i've been struggling with spanish for seemingly forever and, living part-time in argentina, i'm reminded daily of what i'm missing by not knowing it better than i do... why anyone would NOT want to learn the language of the country they're living in is a mystery to me... some have the ability to learn languages quickly and easily... some, like me, plod along for years, adding a bit more all the time, but somehow never making it to fluency...

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