Well. obviously what we do here. what laws we have passed. what regulations we have passed in this body. end up mandating. end up forcing. local schools to adopt bilingual education programs whether they want it or not. and it costs them a lot of money. Now how it is defined as an unfunded mandate. that is a matter of debate. but let us note. first of all. as far as the efficacy of the program itself: Everywhere in the world. every country in the world that has a bilingual problem or situation. recognizes that immersion in a foreign language is the quickest and most effective way to learn that language. Those of my colleagues who have been to Israel have undoubtedly seen how now immigrants from all over the world are taught in that country. Hebrew immersion is the way Israelis have found to speed the assimilation into their society of new citizens who are coming from different places. I guess that we cannot just be as smart as the State of Israel and other countries because there are political considerations here that have to be taken into account. and not educational considerations.
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