Public disagrees with Obama on language

Rasmussen Reports:

Barack Obama said yesterday that “instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English,” Americans “need to make sure your child can speak Spanish.” A national telephone survey conducted last month by Rasmussen Reports found that U.S. voters overwhelmingly disagree with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. (see video)

Eighty-three percent (83%) place a higher priority on encouraging immigrants to speak English as their primary language. Just 13% take the opposite view and say it is more important for Americans to learn other languages.

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Obama actually misstated the position of those who favor English only. These people do not oppose the teaching of foreign languages, they just want to make sure the public discourse in this country is in English. This actually benefits everyone since it requires immigrants to overcome an impediment to their success.

Obama was sounding like a typical liberal person when talking about this issue. He needs to work on that. When 83 percent of the population disagrees with a candidate on an issue he has a problem.

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