America Quote by Rafael Cruz

We should replace bilingual education with immersion in English so people learn the common language of the country and they learn the language of…

— Newt Gingrich

One of the reasons we require immigrants to learn English before they naturalize is that a person who cannot understand English will not be…

— Jim Sensenbrenner

No bum that can't speak poifect English oughta stay in this country...oughta be de-exported the hell outta here!

— Archie Bunker

Here in South Korea, I'm continuing to learn English in order to boost my prospects. When North Korean defectors try to get a job…

— Lee Hyeon-seo

There even are places where English completely disappears. In America, they haven't used it for years! Why can't the English teach their children how…

— Alan Jay Lerner

Bilingualism for the individual is fine, but not for a country.

— S. I. Hayakawa

Move beyond the educated elite, and the great majority in most countries outside Europe don't speak English.

— Martin Jacques

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

— Theodore Roosevelt

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

— Richard Lugar

Much of the rest of the world has already learned some English. They pretty much understand the American way of doing things, because our…

— Bill Vaughan

German and Spanish are accessible to foreigners: English is not accessible even to Englishmen.

— George Bernard Shaw

You can't be an American if you don't speak English. Our public schools should be mandated to teach all children in English.

— Phyllis Schlafly