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[English Literacy and Civics Education] is a program that should promote the Americanization of immigrants…in becoming American citizens, immigrants pledge, ‘true faith and allegiance’ to American liberal democracy. This requires some knowledge of our history and values. If the money expended annually on ELCivics assisted our future fellow citizens in understanding America’s heritage and civic values, the money would be well spent.
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Lopez, D. (2012). Immigrant Identities in Transnational Contexts. In: Urias, D.A. (eds) The Immigration & Education Nexus. Comparative and International Education, vol 12. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-820-9_12
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