Should You Be Able To Speak Basic English To Reside in the US? Do you fell that to reside in the U.S. you should know how to speak basic English or be enrolled in a English language class? Hypothesis I feel that most people will think that people should be able to speak our language to reside here. Maybe 90% saying you should and 10% saying you should not have to. Results Americans that felt yes they should speak the language 59 out of 71 Other nationalities that felt that they should speak the language 27 out of 29 Americans that felt they should not have to speak the language 12 out of 71 other nationalities that felt they should n