What's a good way to explain this......

I'm a tad confused as to what you're asking.

I don't know where you live, but in many American cities, English and Spanish are the two most spoken languages. There are other languages spoken for sure, but they are a distant third compared to the two most prominent languages. Therefore, it would make sense that one would prefer Spanish as second language compare to, say, Mandarin where there might be far less people in that location who use it.

If you're taking a different language, then that's great. I don't know why anyone would object to that. Being bilingual can help in many professions, and if you're bilingual in a language other than English and Spanish, I'm sure you'll find a job that fills that niche nicely.

....without giving off the impression that I'm racist, anti-immigration, or against the idea of learning another language? (especially since that's kind of a touchy subject in this state)

To make it short - it's kind of getting to where being bilingual gives a person a better chance at getting hired in the library, but the main focus is on Spanish. I don't agree with this for a lot of reasons, one being that I feel we are already very accommodating of Spanish-speakers, but do not do this for speakers of other languages.

Anyhow, I AM taking a foreign language in college, and when mentioning it various people, I have been asked why I chose that language and not Spanish. (just for the record, I did take Spanish in high school, but I don't remember most of it)

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What's a good way to explain this......