English only please

We live in a country founded by immigrants and in most cases the citizens of our country came here to escape persecution or simply to find the American dream. These one time immigrants and the cultures that they bring to our country are what makes America special. We are the most racially diverse country in the world and it is ignorant to think that America should have a national language.
Groups like U.S. English, English First, or the Official English movement think otherwise and support legislation that would make English the official American language. A national language for the U.S. does not make sense, because we live in a very diverse country. Majority of the countries around the world are multilingual, having two or more official languages. I mention this because unlike the United States of America, majority of these countries are inhabited by the same group of people that have been there for the last several hundred years: Guatemala, Mexico, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Switzerland, and many, many others. The groups that are promoting this legislation are simply too lazy to adapt to the changing world around them. It is arrogant of Americans to say that “this land is our land and this land is your land,” but only if you speak English. The English speaker in all of us needs to remember that we are not the only people in this country and it would be un-American to make English the official language. I for one do not want to see a sign posted on the Statue of Liberty that says, “English only please.”