nglish as a Second Language programs, though many bilingual programs would likely be affected. The goal would be shifted to assimilation and immersion programs as opposed to programs centered around teaching and maintaining a proficiency in both languages. Several other nations are just as intent on providing English education to their students, it is a mandatory course in both the Philippines and Japan to name the most prominent supporters. English has become the language of business in our global marketing system.Within the confines of our nation, countless studies confirm that immigrants who do not speak English are at a distinct disadvantage in the workplace. They are remitted to low-skill positions and though this may entitle them to wages for the moment, there jobs are precarious because they are so easily replaced. "In this strong economy many who can't speak English can find service work. Just let the economy take a dive, as it did in the early 1990s or late 1970s, and you'll see how vulnerable so many of the immigrants are" (Gimpel, 14). Immigrants themselves constantly urge their compatriots to relinquish their refusal to learn English. Since even early immigration, take an 1856 in a pamphlet entitled “advice and instruction for German emigrants,” declared “as it concerns our means of living, we must above and beyond all, rely upon a knowledge of the English language.” (Wagner, 32). Even in places where Spanish-speakers are at a distinct advantage, such as along the United States-Mexico border, wages are significantly lower for those employed who do not hold an English proficiency. For example with the least proficiency in English tended to settle where the least skilled natives or remain along the border while the immigrant counterparts seemingly locate in interior cities. The indication that native Mexican Americans lacking English proficiency along the border exhibit a greater "attachment" ...
