Immigrants from countries far and wide had a fierce desire to adapt and become literate American citizens in America. As can be seen by the article above, immigrants from Italy, Hungary and many other countries were very interested in learning the English language so they could prosper in their new homeland. One wonders why there is not a very prominent and concerted effort to advance the encourage newcomers to America to partake of the American dream. Today, that concept seems to be very much out of fashion. I wonder why.
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
1924: IMMIGRANTS EAGER TO BE AMERICANS
Immigrants from countries far and wide had a fierce desire to adapt and become literate American citizens in America. As can be seen by the article above, immigrants from Italy, Hungary and many other countries were very interested in learning the English language so they could prosper in their new homeland. One wonders why there is not a very prominent and concerted effort to advance the encourage newcomers to America to partake of the American dream. Today, that concept seems to be very much out of fashion. I wonder why.
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