You have to make it happen. President Theodore Roosevelt echoed this point at a luncheon for the National Americanization Committee on February 1. 1916. He said: Let us say to the immigrant not that we hope he will learn English. but that he has got to learn it .... He has got to consider the interest of the United States or he should not stay here. It goes all the way back for many years. Our leaders have reiterated this. Our country is made up of immigrants from all over the world. immigrants who have joined together under common ideas. common beliefs. and a common language to function as "one nation under God." As we allow great numbers of immigrants. legal and illegal. into the country. we are overwhelming the assimilation process and creating what some have called "linguistic ghettos." segregating these immigrants into a massive underclass who are not able to obtain goodpaying jobs and climb out of poverty and Government dependency. By not requiring immigrants to assimilate and learn English. we are also undermining our unity and importing dangerous. deadly philosophies that go against our American ideals. September 11 is an example of this. as Muslim extremists executed their jihadist philosophy against the United States and caused thousands of Americans to lose their lives. The second thing to be considered is the cost.
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Immigrants are overwhelming the assimilation process and creating linguistic ghettos, importing dangerous philosophies.