Articles like this one scare me because they lend significant canon fodder to all the bigots in American society and those folks that believe there is a conspiracy to create a North American Union.
Primero Hay Que Aprender Español. Ranhou Zai Xue Zhongwen.
American society views the world in very limited and simplistic terms: a zero sum game that we cannot afford to lose, but yet our close minded anti intellectual schizophrenia is leading to our sure downfall.
Teaching in West Texas and now Arizona, I have many students who do not believe in evolution and generally oppose ideas that we not introduced in their home life. But no worries, as I frequently tell them, stay in your bubbles. You will make good landscapers and roofers for all the homes owned by the Chinese, Indians, and my kids. Yes, my kids who are being raised bilingual and will learn a third language before completing high school. My kids who are curious about the world and do not fear immigrants, but embrace multi culturalism.
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