Madam Speaker. for the first 180 years of our Nation. immigrants who came to this country were encouraged to maintain their identity. their culture. their religious beliefs. their traditions. Just as importantly. they were encouraged to learn to speak the English language. This was the glue that bound us together as a nation. This was the common theme that all of us shared as Americans. However. for the past 25 years. our social engineers in Washington have actually been encouraging people not to learn English. We have billions of dollars being spent on bilingual education. We have citizenship ceremonies being conducted in languages other than English.
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