My mother in law is from Okinawa and she came here not knowing english, but quickly learned as she was embarrassed not knowing this country's language. Her pride hastened the learning curve as the Japanese are a proud people. The problem today is people not knowing english are catered to with no consequences attached. Companies readily seek and hire bilingual applicants to further facilitate their non english speaking customers. When you come to America, english should be your #1 priority, it opens doors for you and you will advance farther in society. If America does not wisen up we in the not too distant future will be a bilingual nation, and that's so unamerican.