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Show co oem “[Official English supporters] want to draw a line in the sand and say, ‘This is what we are. If you don’t like it, leave.’” Initiative Meant To Unify Utah GrowsDivisive @ Continued from C+1 to protect their power within minority communities. Shult says he has seen in Utah a ia for"political gain.I feelit’s sadthey Tim Shultz, spokesmanfor U.S. English, says trying states already have laws similar to the onecalled for in Utah that set a “general agendafor state government. U; S. English acknowledges the have been unwilling to discuss it of trying to convert ethnic rationally.” “They're paranoid,” § pockets, such as the Rio Grande Valley, where the primary lan- “They want to draw aline in the sand andsay, Ifyou don would never arguethat these laws . English as America’s official lan- Senator, D-Salt Lake City guage is to bring Americans together, not separate them. = “People seem to think we are meanandvicious,” says David Atkinson, another Utahnsfor a Com- regulation. Other languages could be used for law enforcement or public health and safety needs, or in judicial proceedings “when nec- mon Language board member. “This is-a positive thing to let ev- essary to ensure that justice is served.” eryone have a chanceto learn En- And, of course, other languages can be used by government to promote tourism, businessand to play host to the Olympics. glish and get ahead. We want integration.” Tammy Rowan, R-Orem, who led three failed attempts in the state Legislatureto pass an Official English law, says Initiative A Unlike a successful 1998 California initiative on bilingual education, supporters emphasize Utah’s initiative avoids addressing edu- would limit government intrusion in citizens’ heritage and culture,if cation issues and would, in fact, call for better teaching of English anything. After the Legislature failed to pass Rowan’s bill last year, supporters succeeded in taking the as a Second Language programs and promotionof the studyof foreign languages. question directly to voters. U.S. English, a Washington-based orga- “It doesn’t address bilingual ed- nization that promotes Official English and claims 10,000 Utah members, put some $100,000 into ucation,” Rowan says. “That is a can of worms no one wants to open.” Still, opponents, including just about every Utah minority organization, are suspiciousof an initiative that purports to address a problem they say doesn’t exist. “What is the problem we are trying to Solve?” asks Suazo. Utah ‘the Utah effort, including*hiring signature gatherers and buying advertising. In brief, the initiative calls for creation of a law to declare English the official language of Utah and the sole languageof government. has not seen a demand, let alone Onits face, the law would only requirestate and local government documents be printed in English. Supporters maintain the law lawsuits, for government documents to be printed in dozens of languages. “That's a red herring. I’ve never heardof one ethnic group demanding things be put in their language,” he says. Nor is Suazo comforted by the initiative’s broad, some say vague, ‘would only protect the government from litigation to forceit to provide driver tests, documents and other ‘transactionsin other languages. At last count, Utah citizens represent more than 120 languages, but better than 95 percentofthestate’s population is conversant in En- language or arguments that it is mainly symbolic. “It sounds like they aretryingto build some kind of wall, evenif it’s a wall of words. Something like this could give an Official stamp to discrimination.” iglish. “This is about governmentpolicies. What is the state of Utah’s policy for official documents and ‘business?” says. Rowan.“It isn’t wy about what language people speak in their homes.” The law also calls for an ac‘countingof any state funds saved by the changes. Thosefunds are to printing costs saved would likely Donations are tax deductible to the maximum extent of the law. exceptions for communications whenrequired by the U.S. or state We'll tow your vehicle for constitutions or by federal law or FREE CREMATIONS 801-363-9414 Crickets, tha’ want todo tot: FREE Windshield! of your Insurance Deductible. Plus With Fsery Windshield You Get FREE State Safety, Inspection’ Save hundredsof $$! for general information you need to know(e.g. the difference between digital and programmable) and much more. Donotbuy hearingaids until you = Rock Chip Repair! 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VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA California.” The Official English law, supporters say, would include broad . is exasperated by people's language and _heritags he says. “I often wish | spoke Japanese.” FREE CONSUMER ADVICE ON HEARING AIDS ‘You can help those in need by donating your old vehicle to an. “Butif we don’tseta policy, in ten years, we will look like ‘ Nishiguchi The opposition to Official En. glish, supporters argue, mainly comes from so-called “community leaders” who desperately are Utah amountto less than $20,000, supporters admit.) “We aren't California [where the drivertest is provided in more than 40 languages],” admits Row- “ the misundérstandings and emotions the initiative has tri a tant part of Semilation as. an American.” Volunteers ofAmerica: be put toward English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. (The mE THINK IT'S ROUGH DRIVING ON THE ‘STREETS? area silver bullet in assimilation,” Shultz says. 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