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English-Only Showdown – (should charities and other employers be protected from federal lawsuits over their English-only policies? – EEOC related)

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“Should the Salvation Army be able to require its employees to speak English? You wouldn’t think that’s controversial. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is holding up a $53 billion appropriations bill funding the , NASA and solely to block an attached amendment, passed by both the Senate and House, that protects the charity and other employers from federal lawsuits over their policies.

The U.S. used to welcome immigrants while at the same time encouraging assimilation. Since 1906, for example, new citizens have had to show “the ability to read, write and speak ordinary English.” A century later, this preference for assimilation is still overwhelmingly popular. A new Rasmussen poll finds that 87% of voters think it “very important” that people speak English in the U.S., with four out of five Hispanics agreeing. And 77% support the right of employers to have policies, while only 14% are opposed.”*

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