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A 7 page paper which examines why there should not be a constitutional amendment making English the official language of the United States. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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a given societys members and also has social and political implications as well (Santoro, 1999). In the United States, a land of transplanted immigrants, language has always been a
complicated issue. At the time of Americas founding, there were some 20 languages commonly spoken, and included among others Native American dialects, German, Dutch and French (Aoki et al,
2000). Even the Articles of Confederation, the predecessor of the U.S. Constitution, was printed in both English and German (Aoki et al, 2000). Today, more than 97 percent
of persons residing in the United States speak English, and yet there is increasing lobbying pressure to add a constitutional amendment that would designate it as the nations official language
(Lee, 1997). The prevailing sentiment is that such a gesture would require the many ethnic minorities to demonstrate "their loyalty to the United States" (Aoki et al, 2000, p.
453). Furthermore, English-Only advocates argue, fosters greater economic, political and moral assimilation into American culture (Santoro, 1999). It is also regarded as a way of curtailing the influx
of illegal immigrants across the U.S. border (particularly Mexicans) and is believed to represent the preservation of the "cultural homogeneity and the supremacy of white, native-born citizens" (Diamond, 1996, p.
154). Because so many people speak English and it is the primary language spoken in classrooms, boardrooms and households, many have long labored under the false assumption that English is
the official language of the United States. However, nowhere in the U.S. Constitution is there any type of foreign language provision whatsoever, but that is not from lack of
trying. Since 1981, an English Language Amendment has been proposed before Congress (Baron, 1991). Ironically, one of the strongest proponents that English should be recognized as Americas designated
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