Many of us think we know why this kind of legislative mandate Is necessary. Weve all met up with people who dont speak English as well as we do and have been frustrated by this. So the reason for this linguistic mandate must be that Immigrants arent learning English. right? Well actually. immigrants are learning English and theyre doing it faster than ever before. According to a recent joint Johns Hopkins. Louisiana State study. only 12 percent of second generation immigrants report speaking English poorly. So the purpose of Englishonly laws must be to help teach new Immigrants English. right? Well actually. there are no provisions in any Englishonly bill that would teach one immigrant one word of English. So if Englishonly seeks only to solve problems which do not exist. the reason for this legislation must be to insult other languages and those who speak them. Our Founding Fathers understood the implications of such a declaration and were wise enough to refrain from such action.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that immigrants aren't learning English.