Letter: Tell me why

Editor, Daily News:

If this is America, why is it when I read a product label, form, instructions, government documents, etc., I need to search for the English?

When I go to the grocery store, gas station or restaurant, etc., I cannot communicate with the personnel because they do not speak English. I need to press "1" for English when making a call, including government offices. I need to be subjected to Spanish commercials on radio and television, especially when there are nearly 30-plus Spanish channels in the cable lineup, along with the ability to select Spanish as the language if you'd like it, and numerous Spanish stations on the radio.

People come up to me and just begin speaking Spanish. Then, when they are informed that I do not speak Spanish, they roll their eyes, sigh and get an attitude because I don't speak it.

I am unable to afford health insurance, nor can I afford to obtain health care if I get sick. Yet, my taxes are paying for Medicaid, schooling, etc., for people who are in the country illegally.

Could someone tell me why that is?

Lori Benedetto, Naples