Multimedia Collection
English Only in America?
VHS
25 minutes
P119.32 .U6 E5351 1997
When California passed a law making English its official language, it set off a storm of legal and social debate - debate which continues to rage today. In this program, advocates for and against the policy examine the topic from social, legal, and educational standpoints: English-only advocates justify their viewpoint on the grounds that it promotes national unity and saves money by eliminating bilingual programs; a Mexican-American lawyer discusses the constitutionality of such a law; and an elementary school principal promotes the educational advantages of a program that teaches all students to speak, read, and write in English and Spanish.
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