Bilingual Education

<Tab/>America has never designated an official language because there is a common assumption that we have been an essentially monolingual nation. This is because a vast majority of American citizens spoke English as their primary or native language; and immigrants who migrate to the US, learn to speak English as well. However, after the 1960's the immigration rate to the United States from countries such as Mexico has risen tremendous. Today I believe there is a great need for bilingual education in the United States; in the public schools system and the translation of Eng…