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How “Press One for English” Became an Anti-Immigrant Meme - Slate Magazine (blog)


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How “Press One for English” Became an Anti-Immigrant Meme
Slate Magazine (blog)
There's also a trope that current immigrants don't want to learn English as much as their predecessors did, says Deborah Schildkraut, whose 2007 book, Press “ONE” for English, explores the role of English in American identity. The perception is ...


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