English as the official language of the U.S

p English as the official language of the U .S

The English language has already been established as the official language in 28 States this would beg the question , what made these States pass such an Act , especially since the Courts already designated such a law as being unconstitutional and infringing upon the First Amendment speech rights (Feder , 12 . This question will be addressed throughout the , which will first consider the legal proceedings that have occurred thus far for this `Official English ' movement . The finding of this is self-evident in that the

objections to this movement have been rendered invalid , largely due to a lack of irrefutable arguments as the will demonstrate . The numerous advantages that will be highlighted will argue for , and show , the benefit to the nation - to both the majority as well as the minorities - of making English the official language of the U .S

U .S . Legislature

As of the publishing of the CRS Report in 2007 , 28 states in the United States have declared English as the official language in their state constitutions . On the flip side , the U .S . Constitution has enacted several laws such as the Voting Rights Act , the Civil Rights Act , and the Equal Educational Opportunities Act in an effort to protect the language rights of the country 's minorities . These Acts authorize amongst others , the use of voting materials in states and political subdivisions , with instructions in two languages at the same time , as well the use of...