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On the recordMarch 21, 1994
I have studied this issue at some length and in some depth, visiting a number of bilingual education programs and have learned that, on the contrary, bilingual education increases the rapidity, increases the speed with which students become totally fluent in the English language, and at the same time, at the same time it permits them not to sink while they are learning.
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Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Florida

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Discussing the benefits of bilingual education during a debate.

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