Should English be the official language?

Thread Topic: Should English be the official language?

FLgirl92 Joined: Jan 15, '12 Status: Newbie	2012-01-30 17:23:31
	I say yes. I'm not saying you need to be fully literate just to get into the country, but you should be able to ask people questions and carry out conversations. If you want to speak Spanish amongst yourselves, fine, but this is our country and we speak English. I was born here and I shouldn't have to adapt to you by learning Spanish.
tongue Joined: Aug 19, '08 Status: Advanced	2012-01-30 17:25:53
	I agree. I don't think I could have said it any better myself.
Teresa22 Joined: Oct 14, '11 Status: Junior	2012-01-30 17:30:43
	I disagree to some point. People should be able to have pride in their heratige without being shunned by racists. Yet I do agree, those coming to the United States from other countries should have enough English knowledge.
zeronightshade Joined: Jan 12, '12 Status: Novice	2012-01-30 17:43:11
	I say as long as I know the language It's cool.
Appayipyip42 Joined: Jan 24, '10 Status: Advanced	2012-01-30 20:55:11
	Agreed.
madid Joined: May 6, '11 Status: Junior	2012-01-30 21:48:05
	America babies other countries. We have instructions to build stuff in three languages.
FLgirl92 Joined: Jan 15, '12 Status: Newbie	2012-01-31 16:05:16
	Yea, sorry if that came off a little bit racist. Not really the way I meant it at all.
Anastasia Joined: Jun 11, '09 Status: Hot Shot	2012-01-31 16:16:30
	I say that every country should have a single language they do everything official in, while socially and privately people can speak whatever they want. So, yes, I think it's important that a country has unity with one language.
Horseluver Joined: Mar 2, '11 Status: Experienced	2012-02-06 17:24:01
	Yeah, when everyone was immigrating here, they had to learn English, why should that change?
Teresa22 Joined: Oct 14, '11 Status: Junior	2012-02-06 17:30:33
	I sometimes wish I didn't live in the U.S. :/
Home gurl Joined: Aug 9, '11 Status: Novice	2012-02-06 22:53:36
	Sorta agree
Home gurl Joined: Aug 9, '11 Status: Novice	2012-02-06 22:55:44
	Yes it did come out kinda racist
motibutton Joined: Jan 20, '12 Status: Newbie	2012-02-07 14:40:59
	If I were to move to another country, I would expect to need some knowledge of their language. If I sent my kids to school in Frnace, they would be taught in French; if I sent them to school in Mexico, they would be taught in Spanish, etc., etc. We seem to be the only people who teach school in 42 different languages. Kids pick up languages quickly and even if they drop a year behind in school, it wouldn't hurt them. As for people who want citizenship here, I would require that they speak and read English well enough to make an informed vote. So, yes, I would like to make English the official language.
Appayipyip42 Joined: Jan 24, '10 Status: Advanced	2012-02-21 18:03:13
	Bumping posts to get forum normal again.