Monthly Archives: May 2006

The debate over how to handle illegal immigration in the US has sparked several spin-off concerns, one being a bill currently being considered in Congress about whether the US should make English the national language. Up until now, the US has had no official language, but until recently, immigrants from other countries have, for the most part, learned English once they arrived here in an effort to successfully assimilate.

With the huge influx of immigrants from Mexico– all Spanish speakers– we are now faced with a large segment of the population who only speak Spanish. And the need to learn English to be able to work, live, and get an education here is waning. It makes sense that whenever you have… Continue reading →