Adults wait in line as lawmakers push for official language
Daniel González, The Arizona Republic
As momentum grows to make English the official language in Arizona and across the country, immigrants are having a hard time getting into English classes.
At adult education programs throughout the state, the demand for English classes is so great that immigrants often wait months, and sometimes more than a year and a half, to get in. The long waits hurt immigrants' ability to get jobs and help their children in school.
Still, the state Legislature has tried to cut funding for adult education in recent years but pushed to declare English the official language of Arizona to encourage immigrants to learn it.
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I am overjoyed that finally immigrants are learning English... even if forced into it. I suggest that, if the whining about funding and inadequate classes for the masses is so severe, they should start triaging the pupils... allowing those here legally to take precedence over those who are not.
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