Originally Posted by
Marigold2
...I have no problem with people coming here legally as opposed to sneaking across the boarder and then not wanting to learn our language, this is America sweetheart, we speak English here and if you can’t understand and or don’t want to learn get the hell out ... You are no better then the hoards of Polish, French, German, Irish, Italians who came before you. They were great people. They came across the boarder legally.
Oh, indeed, so annoying when other people do not wish to learn the English language properly ... including spelling and context. Might I suggest a fine work entitled "Pot, Meet Kettle" for more information on such.
As an interesting aside, my niece's Italian father-in-law has many wonderful stories to tell of his grandparents' neighborhood and the trials and tribulations of avoiding the police ... as many of them were in this country without immigration papers. Interestingly enough, the derogatory slang term "wop" for those of Italian descent actually came from the Immigration Department abbreviation W.O.P ... meaning "without papers".
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