No-name took the words right out of my mouth.

Why were the Native Americans required to learn English? They were here first.

We "have" to learn Spanish, because the US is an "all-inclusive" country (at least, in the way of appearances). The economy is becoming more and more "dependent" (read as: reliant) on Hispanic workers, so it is important to that integration that our newer generations are able to expedite communications with Hispanic people. Whether or not it's a good thing remains to be seen (as of now, it's all about the bottom dollar).

But there isn't a single European/Asian/Australian/African/Etc-American person here, who has the right to say "we were here first," because, well, we weren't. Things are simply changing now, just like they changed when the settlers took things over, way back when - only less violently.

They way I look at it is, either get with the times or don't. There's nothing wrong with being upset with having to change for someone else, but no one of our generation should be making any false claims of entitlement, because the way English was brought to this land was under far more detestable means.

Me? I'm learning Spanish because I think it's a beautiful language. The fact that it's becoming more and more common plays a small part in that, but mostly I'm just fascinated with the language, itself.