Miami Beach, Florida SperlingViews

I study Native American sign language- it is fascinating. Their history all together is fascinating, all of the U.S. citizens should be required to study more of it. I think most Floridians, South Florida residents, problems reside in the fact that most inhabitants in Miami refuse to learn English. When flying flags- certain people fly their countries flag, not ours. I think naturally citizens of the United States get upset because they wonder why fly their flag when they are angy at our country? No one has to be here I believe. When I lived in Italy, it was considered rude to not learn the language and culture. My grandma was an immigrant and had to go through rigorous history lessons to pass her test to become a U.S. Citizen, whereas today it is much less difficult. People do not try here to learn English, and have lived here for decades. Instead of them learning, U.S. citizens are being chastised for not being bi-lingual. It is definitely interesting to say the least.

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re: Third World - 4/25/2006 - 7/4/2008
Not sure I get your point Addison... in 2008 Italy offered a baby-bonus to all citizens who had children (due to their low fertility rate). When the Italians discovered most of the baby-bonuses were going to new Muslim-Italians, they took their bonuses back! Should we in the U.S. be as racist as that? The most successful immigration program in the world happens right here, because we let people be people and don't get bent out of shape (at least most of us) when someone else is proud of their culture.

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