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Toby Roth: “Of most serious concern to me was that the HEW bilingual education program had become captive of professional Hispanic…”

On the recordMarch 21, 1994
Of most serious concern to me was that the HEW bilingual education program had become captive of professional Hispanic and other ethnic groups with their understandable emotional, but often exaggerated, political rhetoric and biculturalism. Joseph Califano was there when this was started, and he has now said that it is time for us to rethink this program because it does not serve our immigrant children of America.
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Toby Roth
Republican · Wisconsin

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Addressing concerns about the HEW bilingual education program and its impact on immigrant children.

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