Study after study has demonstrated that when bilingual assistance is provided. more citizens register to vote. and more registered voters go to the polls. And since 1975. minority voter registration has continued to climb and more minorities have been elected to public office. The result is a stronger. more vibrant. and more representative democracy. But the job is not yet done. Today. as in 1975. millions of Americans do not speak fluent English. Some are recently naturalized citizens. Many others are nativeborn citizens. who may have been raised in homes where English was not their primary language. Because of poor schooling. discrimination. or other factors. these citizens still may not be proficient in English.
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