[BJungNan]

Bilingualism on Rise

As it should be. We are one of the few countries in the world that does not insist our children learn a second language in school.

Americans are lucky that most business in the world is done in English. But so much better to be able to understand the conversation after the meetings are concluded.

Who could possibly be against such a requirment?!

[rmlew]

Easily.
I speak 2 languages now and used to speak 3 more.
While I am all for Americans learning other langauges as a choice, I oppose Bilingualism. It is a frontal assault on our culture and history.
I would much preffer that immigrants speak english in the home (like my parents do) as it forces them to assimilate.
Given teh demographic, Bilingualism is essentually a method of manking Spanish an official language.