Ron K. Unz

About the author: Ron K. Unz, a Silicon Valley businessman, is at the forefront of the movement called English for the Children, which aims to teach school children in English only. He launched, led, and financed Proposition 227, a ballot initiative approved by California voters in 1998 that sought to end bilingual education in schools. Since then, he has brought the campaign to other states, with the goal of dismantling bilingual education throughout the country.

[Editor's note: The following viewpoint was written in January 1998, several months prior to the passage of Proposition 227 in California.]

English is today's international language, dominating science, technology, and global business. For this reason, English literacy is very important. It is therefore ironic that in many schools in America, English is not taught to children as they...