I agree. At my work I deal with Hispanic immigrants all the time. Sometimes the adults don't speak any English, but their kids almost always do. The kids not only translate for their parents but they chat with their siblings in English. I think that assimilation happens naturally, it just takes some time. In my opinion, the best way a government could help facilitate the assimilation of an immigration populace would be through bi-lingual education. Teach the immigrant children in their own language, so they don't fall behind, but also teach them in the native language so they can learn to speak it.
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