"Because" at the start of a sentence
In the sentence "Becauseimmigrants usually work in the areas of employment which have been most affected by the economic crisis, they are finding it more and more difficult to get permanent contracts which offer them long term stability."
I would think of translating "Because" into Porque, but this doesn't seem right at the start of a sentence. The only other options I can think of are "A causa de" or "Por que".
Is there a a specific way to start a sentence with "Because" in spanish??
(I know it is grammatically incorrect to start a sentence with "Because" but this is one of the sentences my tutor has given me to translate lol.
All help appreciated :]
5 Answers
Como los inmigrantes.... 
"Por qué" doesn´t work because now you are creating a question.
You could use "A causa de" "Debido a" "Por causa de" "Por razón de" etc.
You also may have to add "que" after the beginning phrase depending on how you structure the rest of the sentence.
The reason that it is considered improper to start a sentence with a conjunction like because is because you normally are only stating one sentence fragment that the conjunction was supposed to join.
Why did you do it?
Because I needed the money. (This is not a complete sentence, but only a fragment).
I did it because I needed the money. (This is the complete sentence.)
If, however, you construct a complete sentence there is nothing wrong with beginning the sentence with Because (in Spanish or English).
Qfreed already shed light on the long-held belief that you should never start a sentence with 'because', and he did so quite beautifully. Whether English or Spanish, "because" usually leads subordinate clauses. If you have a [subordinate] clause that starts with "because," you pretty much must have a main clause in your sentence that "links" to the subordinate one. That main clause could be a complete sentence by itself, and it can come first or last. But yes, you can definitely start a sencence with "porque":
Debido a que Lazarus y Qfreed son expertos en sus respectivas lenguas maternas, los miembros de SD siempre les piden ayuda. = Yes!
Porque Lazarus y Qfreed son expertos en sus respectivas lenguas maternas, es que los miembros de SD siempre les piden ayuda. = Yes!
Me encanta SD. Es un sitio en la red. Debido a que Lazarus y Qfreed son expertos en sus respectivas lenguas maternas.= No!
My last Spanish teacher, who is also a writer, would highly advise against beginning any Spanish sentence with porque (at least in writing). Some other good options besides "como" would be "ya que" or "puesto que".
