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November 8, 2005


Title: Do separate languages hinder assimilation?
Topic: English as the official language
Discussed by Rob Toonkel
with U.S. English www.usenglish.org

What is U.S. English? Are recent poll numbers from the state of Maryland similar to poll numbers from other states? What is best for new immigrants as well as for their children?



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July 21, 2005


Title: Tower of Babel Falling on America
Topic: English as the official language
Discussed by Rob Toonkel
with U.S. English www.usenglish.org

2000 Census reveals: 322 spoken languages in the US, 145 spoken in Texas and 97 in Harris County! Should English be the offical language?



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March 9, 2005


Title: 97 Languages Spoken in the Greater Houston Area
Topic: English as the official language
Discussed by Rob Toonkel
with U.S. English www.usenglish.org

Should election ballots be in 97 languages? Should any entity that receives federal tax dollars - your doctor, the hospital, ALL schools - be required to hire an interpreter at their expense for anyone who speaks any language? Rob Roonkel, the Communications Director with US English, helps us with some answers. Log on to www.usenglish.org



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February 17, 2005


Title: Modern Communication: Mile-stone or hard as stone?
Topic: English as the official language
Discussed by Rob Toonkel
with U.S. English www.usenglish.org

Rob Toonkel, Director of Communications and Research at U.S. English, answers tough questions. Do you have problems communicating with employees of many businesses? Will English-only workers be discriminated against for not knowing Spanish? What is going to happen to the America we once knew?



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