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Demographic growth & geographic concentration of the Chicano population in the US raise the prospect of an increasing number of Latino public officials & the failure of the official policy of cultural assimilation. The bilingual education policy of the Reagan administration reflects fears that a situation parallel to that in Quebec might develop. Bilingual education is generally defined as a curriculum taught in two languages in order to enable a minority group to preserve its culture. However, bilingual programs in the US were launched with the different objective of helping minority children compensate for deficiencies in speaking English. Thus, the goal of the official program is not to preserve cultural diversity but to facilitate assimilation. Difficulties in implementing bilingual education programs & resource limitations are discussed. A cultural policy should be pursued by the Mexican government designed to help preserve the identity of the Chicanos. 4 Tables. S. Karganovic.