Chapter 15
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Examples and Resources
| Page # | Callout # | Link | Description |
| 324 | 15.1 | See Suggested Readings | Recommended sources and readings. |
| 326 | 15.2 | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalization_Act_of_1906 | 1906 Naturalization Act. |
| 327 | 15.3 | http://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual.html | US Citizenship and Immigration Services policy manual. |
| 327 | 15.4 | http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem. | Study materials for the US citizenship tests. |
| 328 | 15.5 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baf7nmYaTDw | Video: Nuestro Himno. |
| 328 | 15.6 | http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/hhuez9/the-word---english | Story about Nuestro Himno on The Colbert Report. |
| 328 | 15.7 | http://www.potw.org/archive/potw234.html | Lyrics for “To Anacreon in Heaven.” |
| 330 | 15.8 | http://www.us-english.org/view/26 | Senator Hayakawa's speech on Official English. |
| 330 | 15.9 | a) http://www.languagepolicy.net/archives/langleg.htm b) http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/officialamerican/englishonly/ c) Coming soon! |
a) "Language Legislation in the USA," by James Crawford b) "The Legendary English-Only Vote of 1795," by Dennis Baron, for PBS c) Full list of federal proposals (TBA) |
| 331 | 15.10 | http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/464/text | English Language Unity Act. |
| 332 | 15.11 | a) http://www.us-english.org/view/364 b) http://proenglish.org/official-english/state-profiles.html |
a) Individual state legislation, US English b) States with Official English, Pro English |
| 333 | 15.12 | http://onlineathens.com/multimedia/pdfs/English_Language_Ordinance.pdf | Cherokee County, GA, Official English ordinance. |
| 333 | 15.13 | http://www.usenglish.org/view/186 | “New US English Study Finds 45 States Offer Foreign Language Driver’s License Exams.” |
| 333 | 15.14 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEPh_KlTyII | Video: "Alabama's Tim James Wants English Only Driver License Exams." |
| 334 | 15.15 | http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv | 14th Amendment. |
| 335 | 15.16 | http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0262_0390_ZO.html | Meyer v. State of Nebraska. |
| 338 | 15.17 | http://us-english.org | US English. |
| 338 | 15.18 | ProEnglish.org | Pro English. |
| 339 | 15.19 | http://www.elladvocates.org/documents/englishonly/Crawford_Official_English_testimony.pdf | James Crawford’s testimony before the House Subcommittee on Education Reform. |
| 341 | 15.20 | a)http://online.wsj.com/news/articles
b) http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/27/ c) http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/zpomqm/law---border |
Immigration Law in Arizona: a) "Arizona Law Needs U.S. Cooperation," The Wall Street Journal b) CNN poll: Most back Arizona law but cite concerns about effects c) The Daily Show, "Law & Border" |
| 343 | 15.21 | http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/58733.htm | National Security Language Initiative. |
| 343 | 15.22 | http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acs-22.pdf | Persons using English "well" and "very well" (see Table 1, page 3 and Figure 2, page 5). |
| 344 | 15.23 | [Coming soon!] | Quotes from President Theodore Roosevelt regarding language and immigration. |
| 344 | 15.24 | http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/cor/Pubs/eolep.php | Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency. |
| 344 | 15.25 | http://ola.dc.gov/page/language-access-and-advocacy-program | Language Access and Advocacy Program. |
| 344 | 15.26 | http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/pdf/2008/pr282-08_eo_120.pdf | Text of EO 120, "Citywide Policy on Language Access to Ensure the Effective Delivery of City Services." |
| 346 | 15.27 | http://www.languagepolicy.net/ | James Crawford’s Language Policy Web Site & Emporium. |
Suggested Reading
Official English
Baron, D. (1990). The English-only question: An official language for Americans? New Haven, CT, and London: Yale University Press.
Crawford, J. (Ed.) (1992). Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Crawford, J. (2008). Frequently asked questions about official English. Institute for Language and Education Policy, November. www.elladvocates.org/documents/englishonly/OfficialEnglishFAQ.pdf
Nichols, S. P. (1989). The Official English movement in the United States with special reference to New Mexico and Arizona. Master's thesis, University of New Mexico.
Wiley, T.G. (2010). Language policy in the U.S.A. In K. Potowski (Ed.) Language diversity in the U.S.A. (pp. 255-271). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.