Taxpayers should not be required to pay the cost of translating information so that people can demand a tax refund in another language. This is our country and we want to promote English. and I am sure most people that want to get a refund. of all things. would like to learn English so they can get their refund. Generations of immigrants have made great sacrifices to learn English and assimilate into this great American "melting pot." This is what has allowed us to become the most successful multiracial and multiethnic Nation in the world. Making exceptions now for another language I dont think Is the right 53. Pt. 13 17973 thing to do. It just assumes they are incapable of learning English like the previous generations. And many. many immigrants that came here learned English. and for all these years they have been able to determine what their refund was by going forward. So I think it is not a good idea to change this tradition. I realize that there are lots of people who dont agree with me. but I think we should have a vote on this to understand it and have the will of the House. Now. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger knows something about the importance of learning English. He emigrated to the United States from Austria knowing very little English. He has said he immersed himself in American culture and made an effort to only speak English once he came to the United States. So he is a good example. We should be encouraging immigrants to learn English. not enabling them by providing more and more government services in various foreign languages. It could be one language here. another language here. and pretty soon taxpayers are forced to deal with many. many languages just to get their refund. Additionally. what makes Spanish speakers in this country more deserving than perhaps people from South Korea or people from Japan or people from China?
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Assumes immigrants are incapable of learning English like previous generations.