H.Con.Res.11 - Entitled the "English Plus Resolution".

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1/4/2007--Introduced.Declares that the U.S. Government should pursue English-plus policies that: (1) encourage all residents of this country to become fully proficient in English by expanding educational opportunities and access to information technologies; (2) conserve and develop the Nat

Official Summary

1/4/2007--Introduced.
Declares that the U.S. Government should pursue English-plus policies that:
(1) encourage all residents of this country to become fully proficient in English by expanding educational opportunities and access to information technologies;
(2) conserve and develop the Nation's linguistic resources by encouraging all residents of this country to learn or maintain skills in languages other than English;
(3) assist Native Americans, Native Alaskans, Native Hawaiians, and other peoples indigenous to the United States in their efforts to prevent the extinction of their languages and cultures;
(4) continue to provide services in languages other than English as needed to facilitate access to essential functions of government, promote public health and safety, ensure due process, promote equal educational opportunity, and protect fundamental rights; and
(5) recognize the importance of multilingualism to vital American interests and individual rights, and oppose English-only measures and other restrictionist language measures.


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02/07/08
H.CON. RES. 11 introduced by Mr. Serrano

The above resolution is entitled the "English Plus Resolution. Provision (5) requires the recognition of "... the importance of multilingualism to vital American interests and individual rights" and seeks to encourage opposition to ...

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12/26/07
liberal plans to subvert the us constitution, by phyllis schlafly

us a bilingual nation is h.con.res.11 introduced by rep. jose serrano (d-ny), who is also the sponsor of the puerto rico statehood bill. h.con.res.11 levels a stinging attack on english as our national ...

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04/27/07
deceitful tactics used to make puerto rico a state

the smoking gun proving that puerto rico statehood is designed to make us a bilingual nation is h.con.res.11 introduced by rep. jose serrano (d-ny), who is also the sponsor of hr900, the puerto rico statehood bill. h.con. ...

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