I was pleased to hear this morning a syndicated financial program on many
U.S. radio stations used square meters and kilograms to describe a new
farming technique in Kansas. No Customary units, no apologies.
(www.edelmanfinancial.com).
One factor in metrication that I haven't heard discussed is the increasing
number of foreigners that are coming into the United States, legally and
illegally, particularly from Latin countries that use metric (Mexico,
etc.) I wonder why there hasn't been more of a push from these groups for
more metric. I notice that Mark Henschel's program on National Public
Radio included two call-ins from European immigants, who advocated the
metric system.
Martin Morrison,
Columnist, USMA Today
