Instead of this confusion, we need the unifying force of an official language, English, which is the language of success in America.
Instead of this confusion, we need the unifying force of an official language, English, which is the language of success in America.
English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen.
To become an American citizen, we require people to read, write and speak in English. That is to help them to assimilate in our melting pot, truly to become Americans. We mock that when the cherished right to vote does not involve English any more.
Printing ballots in multiple languages costs millions of dollars every year. It also discourages immigrants from integrating into American society and gaining the benefits that come from speaking English.
My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds.
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