America Shouldn't Control The Language

No habla Inglés.

In many parts of the United States, one might hear this phrase in schools, restaurants, and other locations. Many people, including former President Theodore Roosevelt, see this as anti-American. On the other hand are those of us who feel that the United States should not be dominated by one style of thinking, and therefore one style of communicating.

Many advocates including U.S. English, an advocate group for “Official English,” support the English-Only movement to make English the official language of the United States. Legally, America has no official language, English is only official de facto, in other words all government business is conducted in English.

America is mostly made up of immigrants, or descendents or immigrants. Why should the American government decide which immigrated language should be the one spoken in America? From my own visits out of the country, I realized how lucky I was to speak a language that is fairly well known.

People in America, especially citizens should be given the respect of that feeling of security. American should be allowed to speak any language they choose, even at government institutions. Also, if all languages were allowed, Americans could become fluent in multiple languages and therefore be more educated and could communicate with many people.

If the government limits what languages we can speak, how can one not expect the same government not to limit the ways that we think? The government grants us the freedom of speech, why can it not be in the language of our own choice.