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Gingrich Accused of Hate Speech over Billingualism Comments

HeadlineApr 02, 2007

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is being accused of hate speech following comments denouncing bilingual education and balloting. In a speech to the National Federation of Republican Women, Gingrich said bilingual education should be replaced with English and that ballots should no longer be printed in different languages. Gingrich also denounced bilingual education for promoting “the language of living in a ghetto.”

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