Should English be the official language in the USA? 52 Articles

by Andrew Newman

It may come as a surprise, but the USA has NO official language, English or otherwise. This misconception stems from three factors. The first is that the US was established as a collection of English-speaking colonies who ...read more

by Dawn Hawkins

I am an American. I was born here and I will die here. That is by choice. I love this country as much as anyone can. As an American who was taught English when I went to school, I would like to say that yes, English should...read more

by Allyson Randall

English is the most commonly spoken language in the United States of America (USA). The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution are all originally written in English. Our mainstream television chan...read more

by Matthew Ryan

Every once in a while this topic comes up and hits the mainstream. With the coming election and the importance of the illegal immigration issue, I believe it is necessary to give this topic a detailed discussion. Shou...read more

by Santi Meintjes

Consider: There are already laws concerning an official language on the statute books of 29 of the 50 states in the federation. The Constitution is written in English. The National Anthem is in English. The Elector...read more

by Eric LaRedd

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, even our own American dollar bill. What do they all have in common? They are written in English, a language that should indeed be our nation's officia...read more

by Crystal Cook

A frantic father of one of my son's friends came to my door late one afternoon; I'll never forget the look of fear and desperation in his eyes. A neighbor came to our aide. His son was missing and he was praying we had see...read more

by Hugh McKelvy

If the United States is to survive in its current form, English must be declared the national language. We could amble down to the local library and examine ancient historical records to see just what becomes of a great so...read more

by hoopee

While many may only think the debate over English as the official language of the United States of America is aimed at the current immigration debacle that is plaguing our country and it's politicians. English is the inte...read more

by Codak Simpson

I have often had this discussion with the many people in my life and as many times as we've discussed this, I don't believe we have ever come to a conclusion where we agree on the same point not because of the end goal, bu...read more

by Connie Tredway

Immigration, cultural differences, mixed feelings, and language barriers have always been part of life in the United States of America. However, the steady stream of Spanish speaking immigrants, many arriving from Mexico,...read more

by Bucky

Are We in America? Our forefathers fought against oppression and taxation without representation and won our independence. Their victory gave birth to a new nation which they named the United States of America. Sinc...read more

by Michael Bettencourt

I have always thought that the movement to make English the country's "official" language is misguided, in part because it has never clearly stated what making a language "official" really means? Does anyone really know? ...read more

by Alicia Suenaga

The idea of making English the only language in this country is absurd. It would interfere with international commerce, on which the economy depends, and it would eliminate the opportunities to study foreign languages, whi...read more

by Gaby Tinoco

The United States has always had many different races. This is what has made the U.S. special. When immigrants come they tend to bring their culture and traditions. I am a Hispanic-American who was born here in the U.S...read more

by Victor Menard

English is the language most commonly used in the entire world. Whether one is from Korea and the other from Brazil, when those two meet to do business, they do it in English. When you ride an airplane, you're most likel...read more

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by Timo Kokko

Official English "The one absolute certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, or preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities....read more

by Daniel Pomper

Many people ask the question: Should America have one official language, English? Those that are pro the idea of an "English Only" country say that America would be better off with only one language. The differing opinion ...read more

by Victoria Sullivan

The story of the Tower of Babel is still a great illustration of how like-minded people can accomplish unprecedented feats while a house divided equals conflict, confusion and failure. Every immigrant community, until ...read more

by Erin Moss

"We the people of the United States..." These first words of the Constitution, the underlying document of all law and government in the United States of America, were written in English. The Declaration of Independence...read more