Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-106) and index.

Education must respond to the rising immigrant population / Melissa Taylor Bell -- Bilingual education is detrimental to everyone / Peter Duignan -- English-only requirements are anti-immigration / Rebecca L. Weber -- Learning native languages first helps students learn English / Jill Wu -- English should not replace a child's native language / Mariana Souto-Manning -- English instruction could lead to heritage language resistance / Alejandra Rodriguez-Galindo and Jo Worthy -- Race and politics drive the bilingual education controversy / Owen Eagan -- Learning English encourages assimilation into U.S. workforce / Linda Chavez -- Latino parents don't want their children in bilingual education / Samuel G. Freedman -- Dual language solves bilingual education failures / Patricia Kilday Hart -- "No Child Left Behind" creates obstacles for English language learners / Wayne E. Wright -- Quality of education matters more than language / Kendra Hamilton.

Presents essays that offer varying viewpoints on bilingual education, covering such topics as immigrant assimilation, English immersion, and language diversity in the United States.