Should English be the Official Language of the U.S.? Immigrants all across the U.S. face the threat of having their culture destroyed through the languages they speak. By making English the official language of the U.S., immigrants lose culture because they are being surrounded by people who are pushing them to be within the norm that we’re all used to, (Article Myriad, 2016). Doing this is unfair and insensitive to immigrants, excludes them entirely and destroys the diversity that the U.S. values so much. Because of these reasons, and far more, English should not be the official language of the U.S. Making English the official language of the U.S. is unfair and culturally insensitive, (Article Myriad, 2016). This is culturally insensitive
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Most immigrants move to America for the reason of living a better life, this can’t happen if English becomes the official language. So many times, America has been referred to as a, “melting pot”. The whole idea of the melting pot is easier than it sounds; it’s all of the amazing and especially diverse people, communities and cultures we have, all together and unified. This whole concept, the melting pot, this is the unified America that we’ve strived for-- the United States. Another wonderful concept is the, “mosaic”. Time and time again, America is described as a mosaic, (Lewis, 2016). This is all of the wonderful colors and shapes that we as Americans and immigrants form together, it creates a beautiful mosaic that wouldn’t have been made without the diverse community; that mosaic is America-- at least when it’s immigrants are part of the society. Creating an official language would destroy the color in the mosaic; it would be a plain …show more content…
This issue may not concern many of the americans living normal lives, subdued with their own problems, but to immigrants, this is an enormous problem that awaits response. Their lives are so dependent on language and finding others to help them, but they can’t find people to help when nobody else understands them. When they finally learn English, their entire culture is left and forgotten. The immigrants are the foundation that holds the U.S. together, by having an official language, it makes the immigrant life a very hard one to live. In conclusion, the “Official Language,” issue would be an unwise choice, and a life-changing one at that toward the enormous population of immigrants all across the
Most immigrants move to America for the reason of living a better life, this can’t happen if English becomes the official language. So many times, America has been referred to as a, “melting pot”. The whole idea of the melting pot is easier than it sounds; it’s all of the amazing and especially diverse people, communities and cultures we have, all together and unified. This whole concept, the melting pot, this is the unified America that we’ve strived for-- the United States. Another wonderful concept is the, “mosaic”. Time and time again, America is described as a mosaic, (Lewis, 2016). This is all of the wonderful colors and shapes that we as Americans and immigrants form together, it creates a beautiful mosaic that wouldn’t have been made without the diverse community; that mosaic is America-- at least when it’s immigrants are part of the society. Creating an official language would destroy the color in the mosaic; it would be a plain …show more content…
This issue may not concern many of the americans living normal lives, subdued with their own problems, but to immigrants, this is an enormous problem that awaits response. Their lives are so dependent on language and finding others to help them, but they can’t find people to help when nobody else understands them. When they finally learn English, their entire culture is left and forgotten. The immigrants are the foundation that holds the U.S. together, by having an official language, it makes the immigrant life a very hard one to live. In conclusion, the “Official Language,” issue would be an unwise choice, and a life-changing one at that toward the enormous population of immigrants all across the