Americans are divided into the fact that English is considered the official language of the United States under the new Trump administration.
US citizens across the country spoke to Fox News Digital this month about what they think of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to make English the official language of America. Many found the mission easy, while others said it would fly in the face of American diversity.
“I don’t agree with that. I think we’re a melting pot,” said Shane, a Kentucky resident. “So this is how the country was built hundreds of years ago. It was based on a group of people from different countries that came to form this country.”
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Americans are considering whether they support President Trump’s executive order to make English the official language of the United States. (Inset: Fox News Digital | Background: Anna Money Maker / Staff)
Trump signed the executive order on March 1, marking the first time that the US had an official language.
The text of Trump’s order states that “nationally designated languages are at the heart of a unified, cohesive society, and the United States is reinforced by citizens who can freely exchange ideas in one shared language.”
The order added that while the official language aims to “promote unity” and “foster a shared American culture for all citizens,” it aims to ensure consistency in government operations and create a pathway to citizen engagement.
Of the 195 countries around the world, around 180 have already set their own official languages.
Steve, a native of Birmingham, Michigan, said he believes Trump is “100% absolutely correct” to sign the order and that “other languages should not be officially specified.”
A junior Mexican-American in Houston said he respected the order.
“I’m Mexican, but I’m American, this is America, he said.
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President Donald Trump signs the executive order. (Getty Images)
But Mary of Washington, DC said, “I don’t think that’s fair.”
“I think we need to be multicultural, and I think the more diverse we are and the more beautiful the land, the more rich we can be by learning something else about someone else,” she said.
Michigan resident David shared Mary’s perspective, saying, “I don’t think there’s an official language for reasons. We’re a polyglot country. We only have immigrants from all over the world.”
He argued that when the US Constitution was ratified, “probably 40 to 50 languages are spoken in the United States.”
“I think English was always the official language of the United States,” said Daryl of Houston.
Glenn, a native of Tennessee, said he was “really hard to say” and didn’t give much thought on the subject. I don’t know that I necessarily agree with that.
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Lindy and Trudy – two friends in Houston – denounced the executive order.
“I think that’s wrong,” Linda said. “We’re not there. I think we were there in the 1950s. You know, or at least it’s something that everyone grew up – my generation grew up thinking about it, but that’s not real in today’s world.”
Trudy said, “I think we are a mixed country of diverse people. We have to face the fact that not everyone speaks English.”
Howard of North Carolina told Fox “Yes” when asked if he supported the order.
Jay, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, appeared to show that he supported the order, but he expressed his openness to American cultural diversity.
“Everyone would prefer to speak English, but when they came to America, I respect people and their culture and their language,” he said.
“You know, we are Americans. English is our language,” said Charles, a tour DC in Mississippi, and was powerful at following orders.
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