We have always indicated the importance of English as a unifying force in creating the American identity and the key part of it in relation to our public culture. I do not refer to the private culture. for no one in this Nation should intrude upon the private culture of the various ethnic groups in this country. I have been asked often in the course of the debate on the immigration bill. to hold a hearing on the subject of cultural unity. to discover and review and assess the social and cultural impacts of immigration on the United States of America. I can assure the Senator that I intend to hold a hearing on that subject. the discussion of common values and customs. public customs. One of the witnesses at that hearing will be James Michener. who has asked to testify. and I have known that remarkable gentlemen for some 5 years.
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