Common Language Helps Integrate Newcomers

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Ten years from now, I wonder if we might think how silly it was to ever suppose we were going to send 11 million illegal immigrants back to their homeland.

America has been successful in integrating immigrants into American society and sharing in the celebration of their heritage. We have worked, played, learned and prayed together; immigrants became contributors, and some became leaders of our nation. The key to success was that the first generation taught their children, "To make it in America, you need to speak English." It was true then and it's true today.

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Common Language Helps Integrate Newcomers

Societies are held together by a shared set of ideas, symbols, artifacts, values and a common language. A common language is the vehicle whereby a society transmits its values vital for its survival. And, ther...

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