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Send LALA quotable comments about language from recent media clips.

“English wins, and it does so in short order.”

– Ruben G. Rumbaut, a sociologist at the University of California, Irvine, on the findings of his study on different generations of Southern California immigrants and the widespread adulthood preference for English, July 22, 2007, quoted in The Boston Globe

“I feel like you just can’t hire enough people who are Spanish-speaking.”

– Modesto Police Chief Roy Wasden in response to a Justice Department review of language assistance resources in his department, July 8, 2007, quoted in The Modesto Bee

“Little kids are fearless; they’ll try things. They’ll take a lot of chances. They’re more attuned to the sound of a language, and they can acquire an accent [more easily].”

– Julia Sugarman, research associate for the Center for Applied Linguistics, on the efficacy of the bilingual education program at Valley Elementary school, the only such program in the Poway Unified School District, San Diego, July 5, 2007, quoted in The San Diego Union-Tribune

“You’ve got to turn off the Spanish television set.”

– Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a panel discussion at the 25th annual National Association of Hispanic Journalists convention, June 13, 2007, quoted by Scripps Howard News Service

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Date Posted: 7/25/2007