Immigration Article of the Day: Language Rights as a Legacy of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by Ming Hsu Chen

Language Rights as a Legacy of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by Ming Hsu Chen, University of Colorado Law SchoolSouthern Methodist University Law Review, Vol. 67, p. 247, 2014

Abstract: The fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 offers an important opportunity to reflect on an earlier moment when civil rights evolved to accommodate new waves of immigration. This essay seeks to explain how civil rights laws evolved to include rights for immigrants and non-English speakers. More specifically, it seeks to explain how policy entrepreneurs in agencies read an affirmative right to language access.

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