We are losing that today to a large degree. One out of every seven Americans does not speak English. Basically. as I interpret this amendment. what this amendment is saying is this: That we are giving immigrants an incentive to learn the English language. That is not only helping our country keep it one Nation. one people. but it is also helping the immigrants that are coming to our shores. How can a person climb the ladder of opportunity in America today. in the United States if they do not have a good foundation in the English language? All the want ads. the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. newspapers. everything is in English. I think by giving people an incentive to learn English when they come here. it is really helping the immigrant. It is not only helping our Nation as a whole but it is also helping the immigrant. For 200 years when people came to these shores. they adopted English as the language. Even in our own household. in our own State. people may have spoken one language at home but when they worked with the government. when the youngsters went to schools. it was all done in English.
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