And I am going to add something to J. Kb.’s post: Americans not only want immigrants to speak English but they will also help you. This I know since I came to the USA with enough words to ask for a cheeseburger and where the bathroom was located, other than that, I had to depend on a small dictionary and the kindness of people.  And people were very kind they helped me, corrected me, invited me to parties and gatherings so I could improve my conversational skills, loaned me books, took me to movies.

What I did not do was to ghetto myself with other Spanish speakers. I did not watch TV or listened to the radio in Spanish (Truth be told, there was very little back then In Nashville which was why I picked it)  and I realized that I was going to screw up big time and make a fool out of myself with strangers. But it was either ditch the pride or learn the language. Pride got locked in the closet.

If you happen to drive near schools where immigrants are concentrated, you will probably see the banners announcing Adult Education sponsored by Miami-Dade County Public Schools and they cover items for foreigners like:

Obviously, not all centers have all the classes, but there are 21 of them located through the county. One has to be near you:

The cost of the English Classes? $31.50 per semester plus the class book.

And I am going to say something to Christopher Hayes: Those of us, legal immigrants who went through the effort to become citizens and learn the language, also support the idea that immigrants know English.  It is basic manners to come to somebody’s house and not only behave honorably but respect the rules and customs of the hosts.

Learning English is just common courtesy.

Christopher Hayes of MSNBC was shocked by the fact that the majority of Americans do want immigrants to learn English.

I can understand why this is so shocking to him. 

It’s not like he has conversations with these people that are longer than “wash windows” while pointing and pantomiming. 

When the help is not supposed to talk, does it really matter what language they speak?

Geography instructor Charles K. Smith of San Antonio College wore protective gear in his class on Tuesday in response to the Campus Carry implementation in Alamo Colleges. 

I might be wrong, but plate carriers offer little on the way of protection without the plate.  Somebody should tell him that.

Detroit — Half of the eight mayoral hopefuls on Detroit’s primary ballot next week have been convicted of felony crimes involving drugs, assault or weapons, a Detroit News analysis shows.Three were charged with gun crimes and two for assault with intent to commit murder. Some of the offenses date back decades, the earliest to 1977. The most recent was in 2008.

Source: Half of Detroit mayoral candidates are felons

But I am sure they will change the city around, as soon as they sign with Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

My News Feed sometimes has to stretch itself to provide me with something. That being said, sometimes it finds hilarious stuff:

The Big Four Bridge according to Wikipedia is ” a six-span former railroad truss bridge that crosses the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. It was completed in 1895, and updated in 1929.”

It goes on to say that it is restricted to pedestrian and bicycle use only, so I guess it is used in a touristy way or sort of elevated park. The page in TripAdvisor has 5 Terrible reviews and 7 Poor reviews.  Out of the 12, this one was the only one complaining about people doing Open Carry. The rest of the complain was either the bridge was a “meh” attraction or groups of “yutes” committing crimes.  Jumping to the Average reviews, the complains are also concentrated on crime by groups of young people.

I checked online and I did find some news items related to crimes on the bridge and adjacent area and indeed it has a history of gang-related issues, including a quadruple shooting.  Yet, the idiot in the first review had to clutch his/her pearl and fan his lady-parts because he saw citizens legally and peacefully carrying open sidearms, the same people who would come to help if trouble were to occur.

You can’t fix stupid and unfortunately they get to vote.

And here is the story from the link they provided:

When the argument began to escalate, Woodin says he knew he had to do something.“I saw him punch one of the guys in the face and knock him down while he had a gun out,” Woodin said. After Woodin used the umbrella to knock the man out, he took away the gun and emptied the clip. Woodin and another man then held him until deputies with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrived. Deputies questioned both sides, but neither party wanted to press charges.

Source: Man Uses Umbrella to Whack Gun-Wielding Man at Beach | WKRG

Something missing? Well, yes. How about an arrest. The alleged violator would be breaking Florida Statute 790.10

“Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms.—If any person having or carrying any dirk, sword, sword cane, firearm, electric weapon or device, or other weapon shall, in the presence of one or more persons, exhibit the same in a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense, the person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.”

That is up to a year in Jail and a $1,000 fine. We don’t see a gun improperly exhibited at any time and at most, maybe Asshole One made it look like he had one or Asshole Two though he had one and proceeded to whack him with the umbrella. And even in Florida, Sheriff Departments take a dim view of people being idiot with guns, specially on the beach with kids around.

I am figuring a lot of embellishment from Asshole One to make it in the news.