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the task force is largely symbolic — there is no new money for it

Bush Suggests Immigrants Learn English
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

OMAHA, June 7 — President Bush urged immigrants on Wednesday to learn English and history and civics with the goal of "helping us remain one nation under God."

On the second day of a campaign-style trip to sell his immigration bill to the public and to skeptical conservatives in Congress, Mr. Bush also directed his homeland security secretary, Michael Chertoff, to create a "task force on new Americans" to expand local initiatives to help immigrants integrate into American society.

"One aspect of making sure we have an immigration system that works, that's orderly and fair, is to actively reach out and help people assimilate into our country," Mr. Bush said in a speech at a community college here. "That means learn the values and history and language of America."