As a June 28. 1993 editorial entitled "English is National Binding Force" In the Omaha World Herald noted. "the more the English language falls into the position of secondary importance. the more America will encounter [wrenching social] problems." This Member would place this Important article in colleagues to heed the warning. A federal judge in Arizona displayed wretchedly poor judgment when he organized a Spanishlanguage ceremony for now U.S. citizens. U.S. District Judge Alfredo Marquez will preside over the ceremony in which 75 immigrants will take the oath of citizenship. He will administer the oath in English. But the rest of the proceedings will be in Spanish. The judge said he believes that the ceremony will be more meaningful If conducted in the immigrants native tongue. Thus is tradition diluted and symbolism compromised. The ceremony of citizenship signifies the transfer of allegiance from the old country to the new.
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