An Imperial learning another language in the Empire is a person looking to build a résumé. An alien learning to speak Basic in the Empire is an alien looking to be treated like a sentient being. It is not the same thing. ((Flipped source))

In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an Imperial and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. ButContinue reading