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Read what I wrote very carefully, I never suggested that the language of America should be anything other than English. What I am saying is that you cannot impose a language as a condition of citizenship on citizens. What if a group of natural-born American citizens decide tomorrow that henceforth they will speak only Nepalese and live in the woods by themselves, away from the mainstream of society? What penalty will you impose on them?

Remember, impose an English only rule, and it stands for all, not just immigrants.

As long as I am able to function in our society, what language I speak is not the government's business, and the fact that you may not understand me while conducting a conversation with others, be it conducting business transactions, enjoying music, or simply conversing, is no excuse to set about the task of invalidating the First Amendment.

Please note that while the Founders were obviously Christians, there is no argument of imposing a "unifying" religion on American citizens.

Why question one part of the First Amendment, and not the rest of it?

As conservatives, it would seem to me that we would have a natural aversion to the government finding "solutions" such as this. After all, I thought that the idea was less government intrusion, not more.

More government is never the solution. If you don't believe me, watch what happens to the stock market if and when the government decides to involve itself in policing it, in the wake of the last few corporate scandals.

A) Immigrants should be proficient enough to read and comprehend. It should be mandated.

B) Traffic signs, Government related documents and the like remain in english. We simply can't translate everything for everyone. If they want to immigrate then they can learn enough to get by without getting run over by a bus because they can't read "STOP" at least.

Who cares what they speak at home.