Sunday, April 07, 2002
N.Y. Times on the Allure of English
The "Week in Review" section of the April 7th New York Times carries a story, "The Overwhelming Allure of English," [registration required], a paragraph of which should be required reading for all the political consultants who are pushing both parties to support bilingual education in order to win the Hispanic vote. Hispanic kids in America already speak English:
"According to the 1990 Census, fully two-thirds of third-generation Latino children spoke only English. And while bilingualism does persist longer within Latino families, particularly along the border region, there is no indication this precludes the use of English as the primary language."
The rest of the article suggests assimilation is already taking place as it did at the beginning of the 20th Century. There is one problem with this "que serra serra" view: there are now groups armed with lawyers, like the ACLU, MALDEF and LULAC, who all but demand Canadian-style mandatory multilingualism for the United States.
There was also no E.O. 13166 during most of the 1900's. So if immigrants are still assimilating today, it is despite the best efforts of the federal government and the groups who claim to represent their interests.
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