The Unz Initiative blames bilingual education for shortcomings of a severly underfunded public school system. Bilingual education should be strengthened, not dismantled. Dismantling bilingual education would marginalize limited English speaking students. Denial of bilingual education would result in many immigrant students falling behind in school, having reduced graduation rates, and being less motivated to go to college. Many would also suffer low self-esteem.
Bilingual education is a successful, necessary tool for teaching students.
Bilingual education allows students who are learning English to simultaneously study math, history and other subjects with assistance, when necessary, in their native language. Bilingual education allows students to progress from one grade level to the next, while they are learning English. This makes sense, because learning English can be a lengthy process. Local counties should not decide the fate of bilingual education. Bilingual education is a tool for equal access to education, and its fate should not be left to the discretion of local governments.