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Rasmussen: Voters Reject Obama's call for Bilingualism

10:13 AM, Jul 10, 2008 • By JOHN MCCORMACK
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Obama told voters in Georgia on Tuesday: "Instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English -- they'll learn English -- you need to make sure your child can speak Spanish. You should be thinking about, how can your child become bilingual?"

Rasmussen reports that U.S. voters overwhelmingly disagree with Obama:

Eighty-three percent (83%) place a higher priority on encouraging immigrants to speak English as their primary language. Just 13% take the opposite view and say it is more important for Americans to learn other languages.

Hat Tip: Jim Geraghty

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