Our country can no longer afford its lack of commitment to English. It is paying to much in welfare and social services that drag on and on because these individuals do not have the skills to get a job or establish independence. Moreover. we are losing the contributions that immigrants could make to society. Realizing that the great majority of immigrants to our Nation want to learn English. we must establish more programs to teach English as a second language. We must also direct resources to the immigrants first months in this country..7 We must recognize that it is not only the immigrants that have a difficult time reading. writing or filling out job applications. We should not require immigrants to learn English while allowing many nativeborn Americans to escape a command and appreciation of the language. Every English speaker should have a working knowledge of a foreign language. Our ability to compete in a global economy demands more bilingual and multilingual Americans.
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Immigrants are a drain on welfare and social services because they lack English skills.