Those of you know me will see why this is right up my alley. There's a great article in the NY Times today about how difficult it is for immigrants to learn English, and how Congress legislating "English only" rules will do little to help. There are a couple of reports worth reading - I would summarize, but I'm heading out the door to my other job.
Language Skills and Earnings: Evidence from Childhood Immigrants (darn, this was going to be my dissertation topic!) Bleakley, H. and Chin, A. (2003)
"Legislate Learning English? If Only It Were So Easy" (NYT, June 22nd, 2006)
Friday, June 23, 2006
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