English: Let’s not make it official

Despite all the issues that threaten the well-being of Americans – from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the inevitable implosion of our outdated and overburdened social security system – our congressional leaders insist on focusing their efforts on a non-issue people have been arguing about since the 1800s: whether or not English should be the official language of the United States of America.

At best, this is evidence of lawmakers flagrantly investing valuable time pursuing unnecessary legislation. At worst, it is a useless xenophobic response to the obvious immigration problems in this country that will not only fail to solve the problems with that system, but hearkens back to Jim Crow laws by stifling the ability of American citizens to take part in the democratic process.”*

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