The supposed beneficiaries can get along with bilingual ballots. but they do not become full participants in the process. In the long run. the result is much more damaging than the shortterm price of forcing. if you will. everyone to know English. As William Raspberry put it in his piece in the Washington Post: No doubt the Federal rules that required multilingual ballots. mandatory bilingual education and other similar concessions to Americas newest immigrants were wellintentioned. But such misguided compassion runs a serious risk of making entry into the American mainstream more difficult. not less. Remember. by this legislation. we are not forcing anything on our constituencies.
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