Learning English for Legalization - Here We Go Again

At the end of last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that the Obama administration would pursue immigration reform legislation in 2010. In her speech, Napolitano reiterated that under the plan promoted by the administration, illegal immigrants would have to register, pay fines and all taxes they owe, pass a criminal background check and learn English.

As U.S. English members know, floating the idea about “learning English,” is nothing new. In this audioclip, Tim Schultz, U.S. English Director of Government Relations, speaks about the idea, what it really means, and where you might have heard of it before.

Click below to begin the audiocast. The clip lasts approximately two minutes.

"Learning English" in Immigration Reform - Realities