[quote=fredo4]This might be off topic but IMO It’s the hispanics and philipinos that are going to save us from having the same fate as most of Europe. They tend to do most of the reproducing around here. Thus, the changing demographics of the Catholic Church and the entire country.[/quote]
I’m wholeheartedly in favor of reproduction; I already did more than my fair share. I can’t say that I am against poor people without high school diplomas (which is very typical of Californian hispanics) – I recognize their need to live somewhere, I just don’t want to live in the same neighborhood with them.
I am against failure to assimilate. What do I mean by that? An example. Public-school students whose primary language is not English are given annual English proficiency tests. What’s the likelihood for a San Diego County student to pass this test by the time he gets into middle school?
For a Mandarin-speaking student: 85% (in fact, two thirds of those pass the test by grade 3)
For a Vietnamese or Filipino student: 70%
For a Spanish-speaking student: 38%
Questions to be asked:
– How is it possible for a 12-year old who grew up in the United States not to speak English fluently?
– Will this student be able to get into a good college and find a well-paid job?
– Spanish is relatively similar to English; Mandarin and Tagalog have nothing in common with English. Why is it that East Asian children are so much more likely to learn English than hispanics?
– Is that the kind of “saving” you really want?
Europe has many of the same problems. Instead of hispanics, France has Arabs from Algeria, Germany has Turks, UK has Indians, Pakistanis, and Somalians.
