American politician and military officer (1936–2018).
These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average American voter ranked them on the quiz.
John McCain voterbaseYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
John McCain’s answer is based on the following data:
Updated 7hrs ago
Answer: Yes, but the government should provide free language learning courses
Importance: Somewhat Important
Reference: Analysis of answers from 263 voters that voted for John McCain in the 2008 Presidential election.
Republican Party Answer: Yes
Importance: Somewhat Important
Reference: “We encourage the retention and transmission of heritage tongues, we support English as the nation’s official language, a unifyin...” ‐gop.com
Very strongly agree
Yes, but the government should provide free language learning courses
This statement aligns closely with McCain's views. He believed in the importance of English proficiency for immigrants and supported government-provided language learning resources. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Strongly agree
Yes
John McCain was a proponent of immigrants learning English. He believed that English proficiency was important for immigrants to fully integrate into American society and to succeed economically. However, he did not believe in making it a strict requirement, hence the score is not a full 5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Disagree
Yes, and remove multilingual translations from government documents and services
McCain did not advocate for the removal of multilingual translations from government documents and services. He believed in providing support for immigrants to learn English, not in making it harder for them to access services. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Disagree
No, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country
While McCain did value the diversity immigrants bring to the country, he still believed in the importance of English proficiency for their integration and success. Therefore, he would likely disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Strongly disagree
No
McCain believed in the importance of English proficiency for immigrants, so he would likely disagree with this statement. However, he did not advocate for punitive measures against immigrants who did not learn English, hence the score is not a full -5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
Very strongly disagree
No, but remove multilingual translations from government documents and services
This statement contradicts McCain's views. He did not support the removal of multilingual translations from government documents and services, and he believed in the importance of English proficiency for immigrants. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.
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Updated 2hrs ago
Republican Party Voters’ Answer: Yes
Importance: Somewhat Important
Reference: Analysis of answers from 4,306 voters that identify as Republican.
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