camel eye

Ring ring.  Apriete uno para español (press one for spanish).  Americans get torqued, “those Mexicans should learn the language!”  There oughta be a law!  Whoa, let’s think about this.  With LULAC campaigning for bi-lingual government documents, Walmart blasting us with bi-lingual signage, other big boxes following suite, bi-lingual public schools, and Mexican sub-titles everywhere you look, we are promoting a sub-culture of non-English speaking misfits.  Rather than requiring everyone to learn the language, get it over with, and become productive and upwardly mobile, we encourage a large mentally impaired class by prolonging and accommodating racial illiteracy.

If they can’t speak the language, the are socially and economically dysfunctional.  They are marginally employable and will be forever victims of the American dream.  Imagine being in a foreign country where you cannot speak, read, or write.  You better be proficient at charades.

As sad as this is for the illiterate Mexicans and Mexican-Americans, it does have its bright side.  For loose change found in my couch, I can hire one of these pseudo citizens and have my weeds pulled, my driveway swept, and the dog turds plucked from my backyard.  Gracias.  Mucho Gracias.  If these guys have to learn English, they can get real jobs and I’ll have to pick up the turds myself.  Yo no quiero eso.

So, be happy about the bi-lingual subtitles.  They promote a steady supply of dirt cheap unskilled labor with no hope of breaking the mold.  Shop at stores with bi-lingual signage and, by all means, join LULAC and help maintain Mexican-American functional illiteracy.