You bet. When we get one of these types of issues. we sometimes do strange things. During the debate on the immigration bill when Senator KENNEDY and I sponsored. for instance. while this body warmly embraced my proposal that we give preference to an immigrant who had a Ph.D.. it voted down my proposal that we give preference to an immigrant who spoke English. despite the fact that the immigrant was a doctor. and is likely to be more wealthy. more privileged. and elite than the one with the high school diploma who has learned English. A vote against a preference for knowing English was the PC votepolitically correctin the finest form. Now this body that was opposed to giving immigration preference to immigrants speaking English will have an opportunity to vote on whether the Federal Government should mandate special help for immigrants and others who cannot read or speak English very well. That will be the amendment of Senator BROWN. The census form says that if you speak English very well you do not do the bilingual ballot.
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