Not only will we lose the bilingual education program as we know it today. but also the potential for Americans to communicate with one another of different backgrounds and to effectively communicate and understand the cultures and even political philosophies of different nations. For example. Mr. Speaker. most of the bilingual programs to date in this Nation have focused on the Spanish language. We have Americanborn children learning Spanish and Spanishspeaking immigrants learning English. I am sure that the officials who administer this program around the Nation will agree with me that bilingual education has enhanced the total educational experience of all the participants. What we have is Americans learning to converse with other Americans with different backgrounds.
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