Why Can't Spanish Be The Official Language Of America ?

Answer 1

I guess the simple answer to that is: (If by America you mean The United States of America) spanish can not be the official language because it was not colonized by Spaniards or Spanish speaking people, so the first language (other than native tongue) would be English for it was the English settlers that colonized USA.

Answer 2

First of all, there is no "official" language of America. American is made up of North, Central and South America. If you are asking why can't Spanish be the official language of the US, then the reason would be that the English-speaking people are the ruling class in the US. If you go to Quebec, you would find that the ruling class speaks French. If you go to Brazil, you would find that the ruling class speaks Portuguese. If you go to Mexico, the ruling class speaks Spanish.

As for the morons who say that the English were the first settlers, so blah on everyone else. Let me give them a tip: Spain was actually here before England. But Spain was NOT here before Native Indians, perhaps the OFFICIAL language of any given country should be the aboriginal people that were there first?

In the mean time: When in Quebec, speak French. When in Brazil, speak Portuguese. When in Mexico, speak Spanish. When in the US, speak English.

Answer 3

Who wants that crap language as our official language. English is the language of this country and always will be. You can go to almost any country in the world and find people who speak english, hell, you can even go to a farm town in mongolia and find those who speak english, but tell me, why can't spanish speaking immigrants learn english? Hmmm, interesting don't you think?

Answer 4

Because English is the U.S.'s orgin language (though it is not the official language as I like that for diversity, but it is a de facto thing and changing it to Spanish would go against the American way and culture) and is a major world language and you have to think more about everyone else too, it's not just the hispanics in the U.S., okay?
Anyways, the U.S. is strongly attach to the english language (duh) and english has anchored itself as an international language (duh again) with French and Manderin.
Spanish is in a smaller area, only in the Americas and the Spanish in Spain is spoken as a different dialect.
Please don't try to ask this question as a point because the only point it tries to do is Mexican nationalism (a new thing now) but I don't understand that they try to spread the influence in the U.S. but not in Mexico itself?
And I must point out in my personal view with the "Spanish" (as you say it, but it's more Mexican) influence, that my parents are not natural citizens of the United States but came here legally and still today struggle to learn English as their 3th language. I do not know why most hispanic do not even try learn the English language but do almost everything to get here.

Answer 5

A language can NOT be official in a continent. America is a CONTINENT. Spanish is the official language of many American countries and soon it will be official in the USA.

Answer 6

what a nerd.why would anyone want spanish to be the official language in AMERICA?

Answer 7

Why Spanish?
It isn't the language of the most populous people in the U.S., much less the world. It isn't the language of any economic superpower. If anything, Chinese might be the official language someday!
If those of you who can't be bothered to or haven't the capacity to learn English think it's hard, wait til you have to learn Chinese symbols!

Answer 8

maybe because the American language is English anything else would be second that's like going to Spain and asking them to change there official language to English

Answer 9

English is the de facto language of America.

Answer 10

Let me ask you? Why can't French be the official language of Mexico? Makes just as much sense.