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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Sep. 21, 2007

Language Barriers

Forum Column - By Jocelyn Friedrichs Benson - As another election season looms on the horizon, it's time for the Justice Department to take a stronger tack in providing ballot access for non-English speakers.

FORUM COLUMN

By Jocelyn Friedrichs Benson

      Betty Goldman immigrated to the United States when she was 4 and later became a naturalized citizen. Throughout her life, when it came time to vote, she often relied on her daughter, who would later become U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, to translate complicated ballot initiatives and ensure that she was able to make educated and informed decisions. Similar stories of the importance of tra...

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