Americans Overwhelmingly Support Official English
National polls and state referendums show conclusively that Americans, including Hispanic Americans, overwhelmingly support Official English.
- 87% of American voters support making English the official language of the United States.
- 77% of Hispanic voters think English should be the official language of government operations.
- 82% of Americans support legislation that would require the federal government to conduct business solely in English.
- 72% of American young people ages 18-24, including majorities of Hispanic and Asian-American young people, favor making English the official language.
- 74% of American voters agree that election ballots should be exclusively in English. Nearly two-thirds of all Hispanic adults --65 percent -- favor making English the nation's official language.
The lopsided majorities favoring Official English found through polls are confirmed by the results of voter referendums in individual states in which Official English laws have consistently passed, almost all by landslide margins ranging from 2-1 to 9-1 in favor.
A major reason why the vast majority of Americans support Official English is that English has been our unifying national language since our country was founded. The Constitution and all our country’s foundational documents are written in English. Moreover, most Americans are descendents of immigrants, many of whom came to the country speaking another language. The success those immigrants achieved by learning English and thriving in their adopted country is part of American family folklore, as well as a hallowed narrative of American history.
While the American people respect and value diversity, they strongly desire to preserve English as their common unifying language. Making English the official language of U.S. government operations would secure help that goal and bring the government into conformity with national institutions like the U.S. Army and the federal court system that have chosen to operate in English for practical reasons.
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It is a shame that our country has become the largest Official Spanish speaking country in the world. That is a fact. We should enact the same laws that Mexico ( where most of the Spanish speakers come from) has a law that requires immigrants to its country speak Spanish ! You are prohibited from flying any flag other than the Mexican flag. I feel we should require English to be our national language and that if any one wants to become a citizen then they must speak it.
Our fore fathers came here not speaking english, but learned to speak it to fit in and to be able to conduct business, trade, etc. It was not required by Law then, but in a sense it was but again not by law but by common sense.
I am angered by walking into a store to purchase a hamburger, ask for no pickles, or mustard, and get this kid look back at me and say , no habler english, and find that no one at that place speaks the language at all! I have not gone back to McDonalds since. I do NOT live in Mexico, I do NOT live in France, or any other country. I live in the USA. It is, and always has been an english speaking country. Its time we made it Official and stop bow towing to these Illegal immigrants who expect us to bend to their way of life. If it was so great then why did they leave their country?
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It is hard to learn a second language. It takes time. Obviously so, or we would all be multilingual. The easiest and most effective way to learn a second language, especially later in life, is to assimilate in the culture. It takes time.
That being said, not everyone who speaks another language is here illegally. It is unfair for you to lump everyone together like that. And they are not asking you to bend to their way of life. None of them are holding a gun to your head forcing you to speak French or Spanish. Last time I checked they were looking for a job, and someone was willing to give it to them. Maybe you should go after the American employers of the illegal immigrants you hate so much instead of the immigrants themselves. I am sure the employers speak English, and then you could talk to them in English and tell them your woes. That way you won't have to challenge yourself with the rewarding experience of learning a second language or learning that other people that you hate are similar to you by actually engaging in a conversation with them.
Or even better yet, why don't you go work for the illegal's employer, for the junky wages he pays, and that way there won't be jobs for illegal immigrants to come here for? Problem solved!!
I support this because we are Americans and this is the language we speak. I have seen TV ads for law firms entirely in spanish and I live in Northeast Tennessee. I do not speak that language and I have no desire to learn it. You'll find the polls agree.
The facts are that the only other language that gets thrown in the mix is Spanish, and that is only because of our proximity to Mexico.
We are a people descended from immigrants, and our tradition has always been to learn the English language, so as to be able to function best among our fellow citizens. We are free to use the language of our ancestors, or any other, in private conversation.
Keeping English as the official US language should be a "no brainer." If Greece was on our border would it be required to print signs and documents in Greek? This is basically a problem with Spanish speakers, and we should take this so called problem out of teh national debate.