First, I'd tell Obama that we don't give a rat's ass about what the European's think of us, wether we are or are not bilingual. As obviously as this administration, and prior administrations didn't give a shit what they think. Second, I'd tell Obama that for generations, immigrants that did come to the U.S. learned to speak English and assisted the building of America on a scale never before seen in human history. They didn't give up their own culture or sacrifice their culture to learn English either. I'd also tell him that I resent the fact that at 54 years old, I'm now routinely buying items that are written in spanish only, directions in spanish only, manuals in spanish only, or calling almost anywhere having to qualify that I want to speak to someone in English. I have lived in an all hispanic neighborhood for nine years, and I get along with everyone "supremely", so there's no prejudice against ANY other culture, which was the way I was raised. As a matter of fact, as a computer/IT consultant, I'm often asked by my neighbors to be their white world conduit when they are confronted by either the courts, landlords or police. I'm asked to help them navigate their way through either the paperwork or events they're going through. So it's not like I'm not willing to accept immigration as an American way of life. I just want it to still be America. AND IN AMERICA, WE SPEAK ENGLISH. Lastly, I just want to point out that I am a born and bred New Yorker. So I grew up seeing the absolute diversity of humankind. But through my entire childhood, adolescence and recent adulthood, I never had to worry about 'needing' a second language to survive my old age. As far as those chicken-shit Europeans go (too many reasons to list), who I don't give a rat's ass about their opinion of our linguistic skills, they have already outlawed Vitamin C, unless you get a Dr's prescription (now, same with Canada). So are we supposed to stick our heads up our own asses, and do the same.