Should English Be The Official Language Essay
Should English be declared the official language of the United States?
When in 1981 Senator S. I. Hayakawa ask, for the first in US history consideration of new amendment in United States Constitution to elect English as the official language it raises a question: Why now? Americans for over 200 years lived without declaring English as their official language, so why do they need this now? People living in the United States have two different points of view: one group, majority (around 85%) thinks that United States should have official language, but there is also another group who says that this will be a really bad idea and it will be only seen as a threat for many immigrants or can even push them to leave this country. I think that I’ll agree with the first group of people. There is many good arguments for electing official language in this country (even or especially for immigrants). One and I think that the simplest one is that we must communicate with each other. Even in our daily errands we can find problems because of the fact that many immigrants don’t speak English. Sometimes it can be very irritating to do even simple things when you …show more content…
Many immigrants are trapped in low income jobs, without any benefits, because they cannot communicate with their workmates. Learning English can help them fulfill their dreams of better life, they will find well paid jobs so they can support their families. I know that the key to take all opportunities that this country is giving to its citizen is connecting to all people living here, and it is hard to do it when people speak many different languages. There must be just one language for communication with one another, and knowing the fact that majority speaks English it will be easier to make this language the official
When in 1981 Senator S. I. Hayakawa ask, for the first in US history consideration of new amendment in United States Constitution to elect English as the official language it raises a question: Why now? Americans for over 200 years lived without declaring English as their official language, so why do they need this now? People living in the United States have two different points of view: one group, majority (around 85%) thinks that United States should have official language, but there is also another group who says that this will be a really bad idea and it will be only seen as a threat for many immigrants or can even push them to leave this country. I think that I’ll agree with the first group of people. There is many good arguments for electing official language in this country (even or especially for immigrants). One and I think that the simplest one is that we must communicate with each other. Even in our daily errands we can find problems because of the fact that many immigrants don’t speak English. Sometimes it can be very irritating to do even simple things when you …show more content…
Many immigrants are trapped in low income jobs, without any benefits, because they cannot communicate with their workmates. Learning English can help them fulfill their dreams of better life, they will find well paid jobs so they can support their families. I know that the key to take all opportunities that this country is giving to its citizen is connecting to all people living here, and it is hard to do it when people speak many different languages. There must be just one language for communication with one another, and knowing the fact that majority speaks English it will be easier to make this language the official