Problem with language. English is not sufficient yet, so it would not be prudent to add a foreign language. National tendency to resist additional requirements. We are the only nation that doesn't meet the need with the world market. Language different than social studies.
Culture is different.
State of Washington among top four in exports. Need to prepare future leaders to deal with world. If not prepared, others will move in and take jobs. We are only monolinguistic country in world. Doing students a disservice to not push them to try.