George Will: The Language Imperative

Posted on June 21, 2006
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A passage from Will’s column on bilingualism in the American voting process:

… what public good is advanced by encouraging the participation of people who, by saying they require bilingual assistance, are saying they cannot understand the nation’s political conversation? By receiving such assistance, they are receiving a disincentive to become proficient in English.

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If you are to be welcomed to the enjoyment of American liberty, then America has a few expectations of you. One is that you can read the nation’s founding documents and laws, and can comprehend the political discourse that precedes the casting of ballots.

Is this unreasonable? Of course not.

Eloquently put, as always.

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