re: #164 Obdicut

And again, since it’s an immersive environment, they’re learning from far more than the teachers. They’re learning from conversations around them, from television, radio, their classmates, etc.

Exactly. To think that ANYONE learning a second language is somehow going to magically develop a native accent is insane.

See, a lot of these kids are on their 3rd language (Mexicans who immigrate illegally are not usually native Spanish speakers from Mexico City. They speak rural dialects or indigenous languages.).

They’re still going back home to a non-English speaking community and will grow up bilingual, but with accents. What this law is telling these kids is that their accent is bad and wrong and that’s a terrible thing to do to a kid.