

In the last article, we learned the complicated, and often repetitive, intersection of immigration, language, and education. We ended with two landmark court cases, Lau v Nichols (1974) and Castaneda v Pickard (1981), which helped shape many of the policies that govern language support programs today. Yet court decisions are only one part of the…

From colonial concerns about immigrants to modern debates over immigrate instruction, this article traces recurring themes in immigration, language policy, and education from the the 1700s to today.