America's Book Club: Linda Chavez on Affirmative Action & English as the National Language

Linda Chavez on affirmative action: "I very much believe it's changed universities for the good. And it's not just that it has taken out impermissible discrimination. I think it's been really good for Latino and Black students. My organization has done studies over the years taking a look at the admission of students, into, university who did not meet the normal qualifications. And what we found over 80 different universities was that admitting a student whose grades and test scores were not similar to those of his white and Asian peers meant the student was more likely to fail. And so now you've got students. They may not be going to the top tier school in this greatest number, but they're going to schools where their preparation allows them to succeed."

David Rubenstein: "Now, there have been some people in the United States who want to have a constitutional amendment making English our official language. Do you think that's a good idea or not necessary?"

Linda Chavez: "I don't think it would do much harm to make it an official language. Many countries have official languages, but the practical matter is that English has been our de facto official language almost from the beginning, and that no matter where people came from, what country they spoke, when they got here, they eventually learned English."

SUNDAYAmerica's Book Club with Linda Chavez 6pm ET on CSPAN

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