Students at the Andrew Romay New Immigrant Center improve their English, absorb U.S. culture and network.

Introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the immigration bill’s amendment requiring that undocumented immigrants seeking permanent residency demonstrate English proficiency is worthwhile, says the Polish daily Nowy Dziennik in an editorial. But to meet the goal, billions will have to be spent on language instruction.

Jorge Montalvo, director of the recently unveiled New York State Office for New Americans (ONA), speaks with Garry Pierre-Pierre of CUNY’s “Independent Sources” about the vision and work of the new agency.