Thread: Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English

My father's father Almicare came to the USA from Italy in the late 1920's. He and his wife Josephine got off a ship at Ellis Island. They settled in Bridgeport, CT. He got a job in maintenance at General Electric and worked there until he retired. Almicare and Josephine had two sons and three daughters. The boys, my father and his brother Angelo had to quit school and work so the family could eventually buy the three family house in which they were renting an apartment. My grandfather worked very hard even after his retirement. He always kept a very fruitful garden and made alot of really nice wines. By the time he died in 1972, although he understood a fair amount of it, Almicare spoke no English. I am glad he wasn't deported.