Immigration Quote by Nicky Morgan

As a practical matter, every immigrant needs to master English to be a full participating citizen and to have full economic opportunity.

— Richard Lugar

Our schools face immense pressures caused by the different needs and languages of children from immigrant families, particularly in urban areas.

— Dominic Grieve

“There are significant differences among children who are becoming fluent in English that will influence how they learn English. These include the language spoken…

— Terry Marselle

“The proper concern of a primary school is not education in a narrow sense, and still less preparation for later life, but the present…

— George Dennison

It is, of course, clear that a country with a large foreign population must endeavour, through its schools, to assimilate the children of immigrants.…

— Bertrand Russell

I grew up in a family of educators - my dad was a professor, my mom was a high school grammar and French teacher…

— Soledad O'Brien

Where you see immigration competition play out most clearly is among high school dropouts. I'd say there's clearly immigrant competition among the least-skilled workers,…

— Jared Bernstein

You only have to look at London, where almost half of all primary school children speak English as a second language, to see the…

— Theresa May

“In my opinion, dual language education is a great public good that ought to be developed everywhere, as it can positively transform a child,…

— Fabrice Jaumont

So long as public schools are treated as places that exist to provide guaranteed jobs to members of the teachers' unions, do not be…

— Thomas Sowell

I believe it is essential to have English as the official language of our National Government, for the English language is the tie that…

— Jim Sensenbrenner

Although an increasing proportion of the Hispanic population is foreign-born - about half of adults in this group - English proficiency is and should…

— Linda Chavez