This is in reply to Analisa...you are not Latina/White...you are either Latina/European American or...you are Brown/White. You must learn to not mix apples and oranges...if you refer to European Americans as White then the Latina is Brown...just like the African Americans are Black. I am offended when educated individuals as yourself do not understand the difference. Thank you.
My Father born in 1916 of Swedish & Norwegian parents arrived in Portland, Oregon speaking only his native language with no formal education. He was five years old with a brother seven years old. They were enrolled in public school and they had to learn English by total immersion as did the millions of European immigrants who entered the USA. My grandparents learned to speak English by reading the Oregonian Newspaper. No one has ever explained why the US taxpayer has to pay for ESL in schools and for adults. Why can't they learn English just like the millions of European immigrants?