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The poll asks, "Would you favor or oppose passing a law making English the official language of the United States?" (Princeton Survey Research Associates, 1996). In the 1996 poll, 77 percent favored the question with only 18 percent opposed and five percent who don't know.
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Official language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other territory. Typically a nation's official language will be the one used in that nation...
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It is only logical to deduce that reviewing cases concerning Official English policies on a state level will lead to legislative action on a national level. Pending legislation now exists which attempt to amend the Constitution of the United States by declaring English the official language of the government.
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English is the language of freedom, commerce and opportunity around the world. Declaring English the official language of the United States will provide legal protection against ill-advised government actions which harm or ignore English.
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Given the globalization of English, one might be tempted to ask why the United States would need to declare English its official language. Why codify something that is happening naturally and without government involvement?
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But it last played in the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, ... The wave of crime besetting Puerto Rico seems to be out of control with 800 murders being committed here so far this year, but the island’s top police official says the problem does not fall exclusively within his department.
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