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At a time when bilingual education remains entrenched in the United States, two-thirds of Hispanics polled nonetheless support making English the official U. S. language. Most lawmakers have yet to get that message, with a few notable exceptions. At the Eagle Forum Summit this past Thursday, Rep. Steve King of Iowa spoke on “an endeavor for me that goes back to 1996.” That endeavor is making English the official language of the United States. “Throughout all of history, there is nothing more powerful and unifying than a common language.” Rep. King, throughout the past decade, has done countless hours of...

   Contact Your Representative Contact Your Senators Home PageTwo Bill Page Nation World Finance House Senate GovWebs State & Local Orgs Petitions Feedback 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 997 To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress's powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution. IN THE HOUSE...

Human Events The big news on the demographic front is a report from the U.S. Census Bureau that Hispanics - at 39 million strong - have surpassed blacks as the nation’s largest minority group. Demographers have known this for some time but were waiting for an official pronouncement. Perhaps the most important news from the Census report is a stat that most reporters overlooked: from 2000 to 2003 Hispanics accounted for half the national increase of the U.S. population. Hispanics make up the bulk of our legal and illegal immigrants, and already comprise a majority or near majority in cities...