Bush hardens stance on English for immigrants

“President Bush on Thursday told a largely Hispanic audience at a Cinco de Mayo celebration in the White House that America is a nation of immigrants but that all new arrivals should learn English.

“Those who come here to start new lives in our country have a responsibility to understand what America is about, and the responsibility to learn the English language,” Bush said. “That’s what we want.”"

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