ENGLISH LANGUAGE A CRITICAL FACTOR IN ASSIMILATION, WITNESSES TELL HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News | July 26, 2006 | Copyright

The House Education & the Workforce Committee issued the following press release:

Witnesses testifying before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Education Reform today promoted the English language as a key factor in legal immigrants' ability to assimilate into American society, while questioning an executive order signed by former President Clinton that provided immigrants the ability to communicate with the federal government in any language they choose - and at taxpayer expense. The executive order was reaffirmed by immigration legislation backed by the U.S. Senate in May. The hearing is ...

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