bilingual education

I'm not sure exactly were I stand on the bilingual education in a classroom debate. I see both pro's and con's for either side. Yes a universal language could open up many channels towards a world community. However, ethnicity and language are just as important. Some cultural identities are so ingrained within their language that it would be impossible and ridiculous to assume a universal language could and should be taught. I also have a hard time expecting that I would have enough time in a classroom to teach/advocate other languages within the classroom. The students I work with currently have a hard enough time speaking proper english. Its not that I don't agree with bilingual education, but schools need to have the resources and time to implement a realistic program, one that progresses with the student. The author did make some good points as to how history favors Eastern European history and only anything that relates to it. Yet at the end of the day at least right now I'm concerned with getting my students to speak and write properly, just in case they don't end up working internationally for a company. This may sound terrible, but in my classroom basic english is so poor I cant see how any of the students could get through the first phase of an interview.