Grounded in empirical findings and history, the statement explains that the four stated premises of the Executive Order are inaccurate. The United States has always been a multilingual country, enforcing one official language can generate intense resistance and embolden discrimination against linguistic minorities, immigrants already value English and recognize its value in the workplace, and supporting multilingualism makes a nation and its people stronger.
Washington, DC March 06, 2025 –(PR.com)– The Linguistic Society of America has just issued, “Four Reasons Why English Should Not be the Official Language of the United States: Statement Against White House Executive Order “Designating English as the Official Language of The United States.”
Grounded in empirical findings and history, the statement succinctly explains that the United States has always been a multilingual country and early leaders in the country, like Thomas Jefferson, valued their multilingualism. Indeed, to support the process of gaining its ratification, the Constitution of the United States of America was translated …
