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The raft of “English-only” and enforcement measures that municipalities across the U.S. are trying to enact seem motivated by the fear that “they” are taking “us” over. Both Germany and the U.S. ask that new citizens be able to speak the language, and pass a test, but neither country has nationwide standards or programs for welcoming newcomers who may or may not be interested in being more than legal permanent residents. This should change.Seriously, if you were going to move to a country, wouldn't part of that be wanting to assimilate into the local culture? I would think that those who passed those language laws thought the newcomers would be welcome to becoming more than legal permanent residents, whatever this means. I honestly thought American culture was so ubiquitous that something like what the writer mentions would be superfluous. And what to do with those who come to America and want to turn it into, say, Great Britain? Just something to think about...
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