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Why is the emphasis not on them learning to speak English?
Despite what you might think, they are learning to speak English. But let's be pragmatic. If I'm a retail store owner in Miami Florida, and I need to hire someone to work the checkout counter, I'm only going to hire someone who speaks English and Spanish.
Why? Because she'll be able to communicate with the majority of my customers.
It's like that for a number of professions in the three states I mentioned.