English should be the official language of the United States

You said:"Making English the official language would send an unequivocal message of unwelcome to the non-English parts of the world" Answer: http://www.us-english.org... That article explains how a school in California is FORCING 1st graders to learn the pledge of allegiance in Spanish. http://www.us-english.org... This article explains an already existing service that prints voting forms with bilingual support. "The purpose of this bilingual ballot provision was to increase the voter turnout of language minorities. The naturalization process here in the United States, however, already requires an ability to read, write and speak English. Consequently, all legal citizens who wish to vote should already be able to use a ballot printed in English." "One ballot for us and one ballot for them". Your idea is causing division between people, not unification. Bilingual voting ballots are the modern equivalent of whites only bathrooms. It's offensive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You said:"It's not like making English the official language would magically make everyone in the U.S. speak English." Answer: Correct. It is not a magic cure. It is, however, one step closer to solidifying our national identity, as an English speaking nation. The amount of resources that are being spent on the laziness of self-entitled people, who come to this nation and expect to be catered to, is ridiculous. It is audacious, for anyone, to cross unto U.S. soil and demand the government services provide them with aid in their native tongue. Apparently, 84% of Americans agree. http://www.rasmussenreports.com... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You said: "While making English the official language of the United States would alleviate some issues, such as the cost of translation, the option for immigrants to stay non-English-monolingual, and the potential language barriers," says Geneva's Blog on Wordpress.com" Answer:" Did you read that before you posted it? Thank you for the excellent source. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You said:"Making English the national language and relieving the government from its responsibility of providing non-English speakers with language assistance could have tragic consequences that would affect the entire nation" says Celia Munoz on Scholastic.com" Answer: So you believe it's the Governments responsibility to assist non-English speakers? What else do you think the Government should do for you? When you immigrate to the US you have the option of remaining mono-lingual and running into severe difficulty as a result of your pompous attitude, or you can immerse yourself into the English speaking culture and go after the American dream. Did I mention, you don't need to stop speaking you native language? You just need to stop expecting the Government to speak it.