Yet. the same people who support bilingual ballots because people are not learning English turn right around and say a constitutional amendment making English the official language of American government is unnecessary because everybody is already learning the language. Mr. Chairman. the only essential thing is that when languages other than English appear on a ballot. the language of the :immigrant ancestors" is given official status by the Federal Government coequal with the English language. That is neither contemplated nor appropriate. It is certainly not contemplated in our citizenship laws. which require proficiency in the English language to become a citizen.
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