MDDM18: English Only

[David Morris]

>From: "Otto" <o.sell at TELDA.NET>
>
>"If these people are Americans, let them speak our language. If they don't 
>know it, let them learn it. If they don't like it, let them move. . . ."
>http://www-lib.iupui.edu/kade/adams/chap7.html

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/jihad.htm
UNZ DUBS HIMSELF 'BIN LADEN' IN JIHAD AGAINST BILINGUAL EDUCATORS

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/engonly.htm
*The English Only Movement*
Among special-interest lobbies, the English Only movement stands out. It's 
easy to understand the origins of the Tobacco Institute or the Peanut 
Advisory Council or the Valve Manufacturers Association. But how does a 
language acquire a multimillion-dollar advocacy group? Cui bono?Who seeks to 
benefit by pushing the idea of English as the official language? Certainly 
not the National Council of Teachers of English or the Teachers of English 
to Speakers of Other Languages or the Linguistic Society of America – these 
organizations strongly oppose English Only measures.

U.S. English and English First, two national groups spearheading this 
legislation, started small in the mid-1980s. Drawing support mainly from 
direct-mail contributions, they have grown steadily in budgets, staffs, and 
influence. H.R. 123, the leading "Language of Government" bill in the 104th 
Congress, boasted nearly 200 cosponsors. Public support has exceeded 85 
percent in some opinion polls. English Only is no longer a fringe movement.

Who are these people and what do they want?

A. Citizens who want to preserve our common language and avoid ethnic strife
B. Bigots seeking to roll back civil rights advances for language-minority 
groups
C. Conservatives hoping to impose a sense of national unity and civic 
responsibility
D. Liberals who fear that bilingual education and bilingual voting 
discourage assimilation
E. Nativists trying to fan animosity toward immigrants and build support for 
tighter quotas
F. Euro-ethnics who resent "unfair advantages" enjoyed by Hispanics and 
Asians today
G. Politicians attempting to exploit a national mood of isolationism and 
xenophobia
H. Racists who equate multiculturalism and ethnic separatism
I. Americans who feel threatened by diversity, among other unsetting changes
J. All of the above


http://www.us-english.org/inc/default.asp

U.S.ENGLISH, Inc. is the nation's oldest, largest citizens' action group 
dedicated to preserving the unifying role of the English language in the 
United States. Founded in 1983 by the late Senator S.I Hayakawa, an 
immigrant himself, U.S. English now has 1.5 million members nationwide.


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