Some 13.5 percent of the U.S. population -- 44 million -- is foreign born, the highest level ever, and many are not proficient in English, choosing to speak Spanish at home instead.
You can't miss it. It's impossible to ignore it during the winter holidays and throughout the height of the ski season. More and more visitors to our town speak it. Spanish is the second language of Vail ...
“We have room for but one flag, the American flag … We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language …” ~Teddy Roosevelt, January 3, 1919
From article, Jason Richwine PhD "The importance of English literacy cannot be overstated. Without language proficiency, immigrant families will find it difficult to succeed...Policymakers should take note."
Re Denver Post poll, so far two-thirds are voting no to "Should the United States increase the number of refugees allowed to enter the country from Syria?"
