I have worked for many years in areasI was a commercial pilot in some of the Latin American countries. I know the language fairly well. so I can communicate. But I do know this: There are a lot of immigrants in this country who support English as the language. In 1995. there was a pollI talked about this once before on the floorby Luntz Research. and it said that more than 80 percent of immigrants supported making English the official language. Eighty percent. These are the ones who are supposed to be against it. They are not against it. they are for it. The need for official English appears in our newspapers every dayinjuries in the workplace. lawsuits over mistranslation in hospitals. people who are unable to support their families--all because they cant speak English. Making English the official language would also help immigrants assimilate. which is vitally important to becoming an American and preserving our rich heritage. As my colleague. Senator ALEXANDER. said yesterdayand I thought so much of this.
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