The Role Of The Official Language In The United States

Many countries are represented by their official language, where there is a common language there is nationalism, pride and unity. The United States of America is a country full of diverse people; there many cultures, languages and traditions that all contribute to how we see and develop our American identity today. North America is the only country that does not have an official language to represent. For instance, Cuba’s official language is Spanish, Egypt’s is Arabic and Vietnam’s is Vietnamese. There are many languages spoken in The United States, since the founding of the thirteen colonies there has never been just one language spoken here. So how can conclude that English is the only primary language that should represent the United States? Through my analysis of language in the Unites States I’ve found that throughout history many ethnic groups have …show more content…
No where in the Constitution does it say English is our country’s national language, it was all expected because the men who wrote the Constitution spoke only English. Throughout history man political figures have tried to keep this notion of English only alive. On august 1st 1996, the House of Representatives approved a bill that would make English the official language of our nation but was soon shot down because everyone didn’t agree with the majority who favored this bill. There have even been bold statements made by political figures that favor this notion; For instance, Theodore Roosevelt has said in the past “We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language… we must have but one flag.” This shows the mindset of these political figures, they do not want English to become the national language to build nationalism but to keep their systems of oppression in place and preserve the old discriminatory ways America was built