As America's demographics become increasingly diverse and the question arises of whether or not we should welcome minorities, bilingual education has become a hot topic. Bilingual education has been discussed and linked to other controversial topics such as nationalism, racism, immigration, and the adoption of English as the official language of the United States, along with minority rights, cultural diversity, and educational goals. education itself. Here are some questions to discuss:1. What role does bilingual education play in the United States?2. What are the arguments in favor of bilingual education?3. What are the arguments against bilingual education?4. What are some final thoughts on bilingual education? This exploration of the educational issue of bilingual education will focus on these four questions. What role does bilingual education play in the United States? Bilingual education includes teaching materials in two languages. In America, this includes ESL (teaching English as a second language) for students whose native language is not English. Bilingual education simply helps those students who would otherwise be unable to actually learn the material in their English-only classes. It also helps English-speaking Americans learn another language, such as Spanish. This is useful for them because American demographics are actually becoming more diverse and therefore better language skills should be employed. The implementation of bilingual education in the school curriculum is due to the approval of legislation at the government level. As of now, English language immersion programs exist because of the Bilingual Education Act (also known as Title VII), which was passed along with the Civil Rights Act in 1964. (Cerda; Hernandez, 2006) At that time, ethnic change was expected. ..... middle of paper ......, Christina M. (2006). Bilingual education. Freewebs.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014, from http://www.freewebs.com/cerdahdz/Headden, Susan. (1995). One nation, one language? USnews.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014, from http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/950925/archive_032934_3.htmSchütz, Ricardo. (2007, July 2). Stephen Krashen's theory of second language acquisition. Sk.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014, from http://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash.html.Thomas; Collier. (2002). A national study of school effectiveness for the long-term academic achievement of language minority students. Escholarship.org. Retrieved April 10, 2014, from http://escholarship.org/uc/item/65j213pt#page-312Wilson, Kathleen. (2002, October 17). 6 are seeking 2 administrator positions for the Oxnard Borough. Ventura County Star. AZbilingued.org. Retrieved April 10, 2014, from http://www.enotes.com/bilingual-education-article/