"Construction English" and other signs of the times

This article (Bassackwards: Construction Spanish and other signs of the times)is poignant in light of Nashville's recent English-first measure controversy (Purcell vetoes English First Legislation); money quote:

"The Post's reporter found one person, a middle-aged 'supervisor on building projects in downtown Washington,' who was not too happy about the new order. He acknowledged to the reporter that he wished his workers would simply learn English. But they were not--so he enrolled in Construction Spanish. 'I'm not saying I like what's happening,' he said. 'But I figure I can't fight it.'

Which is a near-perfect expression of cultural defeatism."