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1/28/2009 Nashville votes against English-only measure
Offices: Center for Research on Immigration, Sociology
Details: Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, is quoted in the Examiner on January 28, 2009.  
 
First paragraph:  
On January 22, the people of Nashville, Tennessee rejected an English-only measure that would have prevented city government workers from providing services in other languages. The proposition was spearheaded by Councilman Eric Crafton and opposed by a very diverse coalition including the mayor, various civil rights movements, business leaders, ministers, and educators.  
 
For the full story, please visit http://www.examiner.com/x-751-Immigrant-Community-Examiner~y2009m1d28-Nashville-votes-against-Englishonly-measure.



 

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