Why is bilingualism and the ability to speak another language considered to be offensive anyway? This nation is made up of immigrants. We all come with our traditions and our cultures. If you do not believe that to be true,go to many areas in this country and you will find so called "true" Americans still eating spaghetti, kielbasa, gyros, and the like. I assure you that there is nothing American about them.
Just because someone chooses to hold on to their culture and their language does not make them less American. Our diversity is what makes us great.
What has made us great is being a MELTING POT.
As long as people want to become Americans first, which involves learning English for all public purposes, among other things, they can and should hold onto as much of their culture as they want to.
There is no way a country that does not share a common language can stay together and have a culture of it's own.
So9
The definition of "melting pot" includes the melting of an immigrant's language into English.