ProEnglish Sends Letter to President Bush Signed by 15 Organizations Condemning Mexican Truck Drivers' English Waiver as a Safety Hazard, 5-05-08

ARLINGTON, Va., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ProEnglish, an
Arlington, Va.-based national organization that advocates for official
English, released a letter to President Bush today, urging him to order
U.S. Department of Transportation to stop allowing Mexican truck drivers
involved in the NAFTA demonstration project to demonstrate their
"proficiency in English" by answering questions in Spanish.

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Mexican truck drivers take English exam in Spanish, 3-16-08

DOT chief's admission to Senate panel contradicts administration's assurances

Mexican truck drivers allowed to travel throughout the U.S. under a Bush administration demonstration project may not be proficient in English, despite Department of Transportation assurances to the contrary.

Read entire article, 3-16-08

To Assimilate Or Not To Assimilate; That's The Question, 12-12-07

Are you tired of anonymous voices on the phone telling you to "Press 1 (or sometimes 2) for English"? The ability to speak and communicate in English is the litmus test of whether our immigrants are assimilating into the American culture or
not.

To become a naturalized American citizen, the law states that the immigrant must demonstrate "the ability to read, write and speak ordinary English." All public opinion polls confirm by majorities approaching 90 percent that this is what the American people want.

Continue reading Phyllis Schlafly's 12-12-07 column

ALERT UPDATE on Puerto Rico statehood bill, 10-19-07

Tuesday, October 23, the House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 900 by a voice vote. The bill was amended, but Eagle Forum remains opposed to its passage. A floor vote has not been scheduled at this time, but we should continue making Members of Congress aware of this dangerous bill.

Read entire alert on Puerto Rico statehood bill.

ALERT: Will the U.S. Sew a Fifty-first Star onto the Flag?, 10-19-07

Urge your Representative to vote NO on the Puerto Rico statehood bill!

If Puerto Rico were added as a U.S. state:

• The U.S. would transform, overnight, into a bilingual nation. Puerto Ricans do not speak English, the language of our U.S. Constitution and founding documents. The Washington Times article, "Puerto Rican statehood," analyzes all the implications of adding a foreign language-speaking state to the Union.
• It would bring immediate demands for massive federal spending. The average income of Puerto Ricans is less than half that of our poorest state, and infrastructure and the environment are far below American standards.
• Puerto Rico is already a democracy. Despite the deceptive title of the bill, Puerto Rico already has an elected government and exists as a self-governed commonwealth of the U.S.
• Statehood would give Puerto Rico more congressional representation than 25 of our 50 states! It would inevitably give Democrats two additional U.S. Senators and 6 to 8 additional Members of the House.

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No Spanish? No job, teachers told, 8-17-07

'I know what the trend is, and it's not looking good,' educator says

Spanish-speaking students are flooding into an Illinois school district so fast that teachers who educate in English only are being involuntarily transferred, and they believe there will come a time when they no longer will have a job.

"I know what the trend is, and it's not looking good," Valerie Goranson told the Chicago Tribune. "Even if my job was saved this year, what about next year?"

She has twice lost a teaching assignment in the Waukegan district because she doesn't speak Spanish, she said. Last year, after teaching 5th grade at North Elementary for six years, district officials moved her to Clark Elementary to make room for a Spanish-speaking teacher at North. WorldNetDaily.com, August 17, 2007