May 06, 2005

English the Official Language of Arizona?

The Arizona legislature has passed the resolution, and now it remains up to Governor Janet Napolitano to sign it into law.

If she does, Arizona would be the 28th state to have such a law on the books.

U.S. English, Inc. chairman Mauro E. Mujica issued a statement, which includes the following passage:

English remains the key tool for full participation in American life. Sadly, more than 500,000 Arizonans struggle because they are not proficient in English, unable to obtain better jobs, help their children with homework, or speak with their neighbors. This legislation would create a long-awaited language policy to bring together all Grand Canyon State residents on the road to English fluency.

Tell that to the bilingual education crowd.

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