Should English be the 'Official' Language of the U.S.?

Should English be the 'Official' Language of the U.S.?

Just how diverse is America? For starters, millions of people speak a language other than English (more than 300 different languages are spoken in the U.S.). In an effort to create a linguistically uniform nation, some have proposed such laws as having English-only ballots. Do these measures help America keep its identity or end up doing more harm than good?

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madninjamonkey
Check your history

No, our language background wasn't diverse. The Native Americans lived in America first and then the Europeans took over. There were the African slaves, of course, but... Read More

- madninjamonkey | December 30, 2008 8:10PM

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