[ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY]

“”Language is an essential characteristic of one’s national origin,””

Exactly! That’s why we insist on English here in the USA!!!

So, if these families don’t want to be Americans, the exit door is always open!!!

[MrB]

This is just demonstrative of the leftist claim that there is no such thing as The American Culture.

It’s much easier to dismantle something you insist doesn’t exist in the first place.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Exactly! That’s why we insist on English here in the USA!!!

The problem is, we DON'T insist on English. There is no law declaring our national language, but there should be.

[Vigilanteman]

My daughter attended a Caholic (International) School in Japan. The kids spoke a variety of languages including Japanese, Hindi, Korean and others. The school also had an "English only" ruling and explained their reasoning the first day of orientation-- they didn't want cliques, they didn't want opposing groups, they wanted a student body who got along and a faculty who understood them.

Languages other than English were allowed only in the respective foreign language classrooms.

There were a few parents who did not speak English who had the policy explained to them through translators. While the rest of us just listened, these parents actually applauded the policy!

The kids spoke whatever language they wanted off the school grounds, but got a gentle but swift reminder about the policy whenever they slipped while on school grounds. The policy was very successful in acheiving the desired result-- the kids got along very well, there were no cliques and my daughter, who attended 4th thru 9th grade in that school, still counts former classmates there among her closest friends.

Question: If this policy worked so well in Japan, where English is a minority language, who wouldn't it work in America?