I think a bilingual school for arabic is a very good idea...the only way to resolve our differences with other nations is to seek common ground and mutual understanding. I feel it's a bit short-sighted to assume we don't need to fund programs to interact with and understand other countries on a level beyond 10-minute presentations. Those worried about the funds can imagine how many defense dollars it'll save us some day. Language is a huge key in forming lasting relationships: our closest allies today are countries we've fought bitter wars against in the past, but who we have learned to empathize with because we communicate easily and frequently.

As for learning the language of where you go...raise your hand if you know Shoshonee, Navajo...anything native? Learn, adapt, assimilate, it's the real American way, hombre. "Give us your poor, your tired, your huddled masses longing to be free," not just your well-educated upper middle class families relocating because of overseas business ventures. Coming to this country should be about seeking freedom and mutual benefit through ingenuity and hard work, not mutually compatible linguistics.

As for the initial topic of this thread...the moronic bigots who pre-judge others...unfortunately, that's a part of America as well, and the current direction of our nation is towards more of it, not less. We are quickly becoming what we most despised; the twin towers weren't martyred for freedom, they were conquered in the name of oppression. The terrorists won