Se Habla English...

Many newcomers, regardless of their immigration status, don't speak English when they arrive to the United States of America.

This creates the illusion that those immigrants will never learn English.

How long does it take to learn a language, written and spoken?

Since most of these immigrants are adults, their first priority is to work, and learning a new language becomes a secondary one.

Here is an excerpt of an article regarding this matter, which sometimes gets mixed up with cheap labor and standards of living:

"I noticed an unfamiliar man performing landscaping services in my backyard. I opened the window and asked him what company he worked for and what days they are scheduled to work in our community. The middle-aged gentleman who looked Latino just smiled and kept saying “Buenos dias.” He was unable to understand or respond to basic questions that he probably knew the answers to. Because my Spanish is about good as his English we were at an impasse to communicate basic information."

Do you need an interpreter to live in [America]?