Do you support making English the U.S. national language?

Question

Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) introduced his National Language Act (S.1335) in the Senate. Senator Inhofe's legislation is virtually identical to Congressman Peter King's National Language Act (H.R.769). Senator Inhofe's legislation is also virtually identical to his original "English First" amendment to the immigration bill, which passed on May 18, 2006, by a vote of 63-34. The major difference between the bill and the amendment is that the Inhofe amendment did not address the foreign language ballot issue. The Inhofe legislation, if passed, would specifically ban foreign language ballots.

Both the Inhofe amendment and the Inhofe bill would repeal Clinton Executive Order 13166, which requires all recipients of federal funds to function in any language anyone speaks at any time. The Inhofe legislation, if passed and signed into law, would also put an end to the lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the Salvation Army.

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Answer 1

People look for divisions. Language and customs make great divisions. After a while the two groups start demanding division of the nation. We saw it in Canada, and we're trying for it here in America.
We should all support the candidates who will promise to remove all signs and directions from public places like post offices and hospitals,voting places, etc. except those in English only.
Otherwise we're looking for big problems in the future. It was unnecessary to have signs in foreign languages when millions came from Europe. Those proplr soom learned English and became good Americans.
If any sign or notice is posted in a public place, and has a language other than English - - - then it should have all known foreign languages, not just one.

Answer 2

Well, let's put it this way....
When I go to an ATM and it asks me if I would like to conduct my transaction in English or Spanish (which I feel is ridiculous in it's own right, considering what the majority of people in the US speak is English. I also ask, what about the Germans, Poles, Ethiopians, Austrailians, Indians, Pakistanis'......?). I answer English and it gives me the English version, but translated into Spanish in parenthesis below the English words....? While trying to determine whether or not English should be the language for the worlds melting pot, I have listened to many radio programs, watched many TV shows, and read all the internet postings I can, and one thing is clear....if I go to Mexico, I need to learn Spanish. If I go to France, I need to learn French. They don't cater to the English speaking, German speaking, etc. When people come to America they can speak whatever the heck they want to, because our spineless society and/or politicians will cater to them. What's that, you only speak Croatian? Well by golly, let's translate that drivers license application into Croatian so you can fill it out, never mind you can't read a flippin' stop sign! Or maybe a DO NOT ENTER sign......or perhaps the WRONG WAY sign......When do average, everyday, ordinary Americans (Yellow, brown, blue, black, white, polka dotted) take a stand against the people who are trying to overthrow everything we stand for from within. We are being broken down, and manipulated.....why don't people see that? Start with making English the official language, move on to illegal immigrants and giving them the boot....replace our "migrant" (nice term for here illegally) workers with inmates for all I care. Job would be done, and our tax dollars would truly be at work. Then you can move onto education and this whole bilingual schools situation would be a thing of the past. We wouldn't need to worry about the extra money being spent to buy translated documents, books, and other materials. Or the extra teachers that are being employed simply because they speak another language. Think of an America where we feel safe knowing that some extremist isn't living here on an expired Visa and just waiting for some nut job to give the cue to blow himself and a few hundred others up. Or that you, who does not have a job now, can get one picking grapes, or working at McDonalds, or mowing lawns and support yourself. I close with this....I had an aquaintance tell me a year or so ago of a man who came into his restaurant for a job, had made it through the interview process, but could not produce valid ID (basically the Soc. Security card was bogus). The man left, came back a couple of hours later, and had a valid SS card and ID. He couldn't turn him away because he presented himself as the person on the ID's.....if it is that easy for a man wanting to work at a restaurant to get that information, what about someone who is here to do harm?

Answer 3

Yes and No. Making it an official language should not repeal the Clinton executive order 13166. Everybody is not literate and so the illiterate ones' deserves some considerations. What's really phoney is companies putting up ads in spanish, chinese, swahili and stuf.

Answer 4

I fully support making English our national language. I'd take it a step further and eliminate other language documentation in federal buildings. This means when you go to any federal office, or take the US Naturalization test....everything is in ENGLISH. There will be no translators, none of that. If somebody wants to come to this nation badly enough...they should have to learn to read and write PASSIBLY in our language. If they don't...they won't be able to function, and they might go back home.

This is fine by me.

Answer 5

English as an official language sounds good to me. If you can't understand English how can you become informed about the issues confronting America, how can you ever be an American instead of being just someone who lives here? Besides just think of the money we could save on print and translation costs alone.

Answer 6

Yes it should be, in days gone by, immigrants all learned English. I am sorry, but I don't believe drivers license tests should be available in foreign languages or allow interpreters for same. If you want to be American you should speak English, become educated as to our history, owe their primary allegiance to the unite states. I think these are reasonable expectations...or am I crazy?

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

I support making it the official language of the US. This specifically means that the US government conducts its official business in English.

English literacy is supposed to be one of the conditions of bestowing citizenship upon an immigrant.

Answer 9

Duh, heck yes, look if i move to a foreign country to live and they dont speak english as thier primary language then guess what ! I have to learn what ever it is. and why do we cater to these lazy people who wont learn our language anyway, I mean i understand it takes some time, heck if you give it your best try and its kinda broken thats ok, but to those who dont even try or are unwilling to...... well get the h@#$ out of here.

Answer 10

Our roots generated from that of an english speaking nation, our laws and US Constitution, and our Declaration of Independance were written in english....

therefore...YES...english should be formally declared our national language!