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I am not an immigrant or a teacher but i think this measure steps over the line. This country was founded on liberty, and to bring the government into the lives of young people trying to earn an education is plain wrong. What happens if the student fails to learn English in the said amount of time, that kind of pressure can interfere with education in general.

I think this measure has the correct idea, we do need to effectively teach young people to understand the language our society is built around, but this is the incorrect approach. The measure should mandate ESL course improvement and allocate funds to do so. Look at the opportunity cost of passing this bill, we could improve the efficiency of ESL courses dramatically with less than 200 million. The government should not mandate time tables, but instead turn over the management of such things to the people directly involved with the students.

This is a reckless measure, please vote NO on this inconsiderate, non-cost effective measure.

posted 4 years, 8 months ago
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