Oklahoma Senator trying to make English official language of US

If that happened in California the majority of people would not vote. We have representatives from so many different countries in this state that the white man is a minority here. LOL

I agree. It is about time that someone did something to help us keep our own culture in the forefront. I have stopped buying many products because they have instructions in both English & Spanish. I don't know how much good I am doing, but I know I am suffering for it because many of my favorite products now have both languages on the packaging and I am doing with out, but saving money in the process.

I think this is a great idea. It should not be an issue in the US that so many people cant speak English. Why should we have to learn Spanish when the people who speak spanish are the ones who want to come into this country. Police shouldnt have to yell at criminals to stop in multiple languages before they can defend themselves, and lots of money would be saved if everything only had to be written in English.

I agree it should be this is an english speaking country and if you wish to live here then you should learn to speak our language not we yours !

Well, I'll say its about time if they vote for it and make it official. As much as I would love to see this happen, I have my doubts. I guess I dont really have a lot of faith that our government really cares about what the people want. And I've seen very few government officials use any real common sense. Take care!!

If only it could come to pass. I think it's about time as well. I am really surprised that you did not receive more responses, especially negative, to this discussion. It seems as soon as anyone says something about this topic, they get slammed. I think it's only right to have an "official" language. Every country does. Why not this one?

Well, I am not sure if that is going to work at all. But, we'll see what happens. I am all for it.

I think English should be the offical language myself. Of course that is all I know is English.

That is great but I guess I must have been missing something as I thought it was the official lanuage of the US?

I think it is absolutely the right thing to do. And from the responses, it seems most other people feel the same way. Or is the dissenting voice silent because they can't follow this discussion because it is in English.

I live in Oklahoma, and I personally am not crazy about Senator Infofe. However, I agree completely with the measures he is taking to make English the offical langauge of the United States. Because it is, and no amount of illegal immigrants is going to change that. Besides the original Native Americans, English has been the only language spoken. I am all for classes to teach people English, but it isn't right that I should have to go through 5 minutes of alternate language options so I can select English. It's not prejudice, it is simply the correct thing to do.

English is the official language of the grand ole USA as far as I'm concerned. People want to talk to me, speak English CLEARLY or get outta my face. I tell customer service, techs, and anyone else I have to deal with on the phone the same thing. If they answer in a thick accent, I'll ask them flat out to connect me with someone who can apeak English clearly cause otherwise, I can't understand them. I'm tired of having to go into a store that I frequent, or should I say USED to frequent, and try to decipher words in spanish. My parents are Hungarian and Italian. They could of brought me up to speak either language but instead, they chose English and very seldom spoke their native tongue in our home.

Finally, I've been saying that America has been needing a law like this for years. Once upon a time when people came to America they learned English in order to function. Somehow that managed to change and now there's immigrants who just tend to expect there to be someone there who can speak their language. Unfortunately, it won't guarantee that people will still try to learn English, but at least it's a step in the right direction.

I agree that making English, or American as it's not the same language they speak in England, the official language. Right now every thing posted and printed for the US government has to be available in about a dozen languages, and has to be available to be translated into any language that you choos. That means more paperwork and hiring more people to do the translations. With an official language then that one language is the only one that has to be printed and any translations must be done at the users expense. I feel it should be put in as an amendment to the constitution and should be sent around to see if 2/3 of the states of the US would agree to it. That is the procedure for making something that widespread of a change to the government and the constitution. I don't think that those who speak different should be let out of the country or be unable to understand the writings of the government, but the writers of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independance did not write those documents in German, or French, or Spanish even though their were people in the country who spoke those languages, they wrote them in English.

I thought that when you became a naturalized citizen you had to take a written test before citizenship was granted. It sounds ominous to me that anyone would ever even think of making English the official language. It already is. And as far as I am concerned, if you can't read English then you should be able to become a naturalized citizen or have the right to vote. I am in favor of US children being taught another language in their early years. Here in Portugal all secondary students learn Portuguese, English and French....at least two years of the latter two. In high school I believe that the students have an option of either English or French and some schools also teach German.