They couldnt work in that environment because of the lack of language skills. And so I listened to that testimony and I said to the witness. I can understand why you would have that difficulty with firstgeneration immigrants. But can you tell me. do you encounter secondgeneration immigrants. people who were born in the United States of America. born into an Englishspeaking country. that havent learned to speak English? Are they part of this problem? Do you run across those incidents? And into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD she answered me. Yes. we do. We run into secondgeneration immigrants. nativeborn Americans that dont learn enough English to work in that factory. In fact. we have thirdgeneration Americans that havent learned enough English to go to work in these factories. And they are not included in the opportunities that are provided by the jobs in these regions because. if they havent learned the language enough to work in the factory by three generations. now how do we convince the rest of the public and how am I to be convinced that they have assimilated into society. that they adhere to the American Dream. that they salute the flag and know the Pledge and say the Pledge? How do we know that they would put on the uniform of this country and defend America? What would indicate to us that they have embraced this host Nation? If the grandchildren of the immigrants who move here dont learn English. what does that tell us about our society? Have we failed them? Have they failed us?
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that immigrants and their descendants fail to assimilate if they don't learn English, questioning their patriotism and commitment to American values.