'Speak English'

I think this video was so surprising because we live in a time and part of the U.S. where most people are accepting of different cultures and ethnicities. I do not agree with what the woman is screaming at the mother, but I have a guess, or some understanding of where her opinion may be coming from. As we can tell, she is an older woman who may have had parents or relatives immigrate to the U.S. long ago. My grandma is an immigrant. When she tells me stories of her childhood and when she came to America, she explains to me how she had to learn English in order to find work. Times have changed and now immigrants can find work where they do not necessarily need to be fluent in English. My guess is that the old woman in the article heard similar stories and believes all immigrants should learn English, just like her family.

After watching the video, I am thinking the woman was more upset about the immigrants being there in the first place, not so much about whether they spoke English or not. Do you think the old woman had the right to feel upset? Do you think immigrants should make an effort to learn English? Or should schools in the U.S. put more emphasis on teaching foreign languages starting in primary schools, all the way through universities (required for all to take)? Or do you think things are fine as is?