Today. an American citizen without a thorough understanding of English could be left out of the mainstream of the American economy and political process. In short. that citizen would be condemned to a secondclass citizenship. That is why I believe a constitutional amendment establishing English as the official language of the United States is needed. In my view. an immigrants own language and national culture need not be abandoned or even suffer during the process of converting to the English language. Instead. the language and culture can and should be preserved through the family unit. But outside the family. where the Nations business is conducted. the English language should prevail.
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