Considerably later, Theodore Roosevelt echoed Franklin's views: We have room but for one language here, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding house (King). ... One example is the country of Nigeria. ... This occurred again in the 1900's when there was an influx of eastern and southern Europeans (890). ... The most recent movement to make English an official language surfaced in the early 1980's. ... However, some individuals report that ...

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