There are some people who dont believe that English should be our national language. If you look at some of the recent polling data. such as the Zogby poll in 2006. it found 84 percent of Americans. including 77 percent of Hispanics. believed that English should be the national language of Government operations. A poll of 91 percent of foreignborn Latino immigrants agreed that learning English is essential to succeeding in accordance with the United States. according to the 2002 Kaiser Family Foundation poll. Also. we heard the other day. when President Bush made his very eloquent statement. he said: An ability to speak and write the English language. English allows newcomers to go from picking crops to opening grocery stores. from cleaning offices to running offlees. from a life of lowpaying jobs to a diploma. a career. and a home of their own.
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