“English should not become official”
America is a country filled with many people with different language trying to get along. We live in a society made up and founded by immigrants. Looking at our society today, English shouldn’t become the official language of the U.S because, first of all it is unfair for others living here who have English as a second language or can speak little English. Second of all, it will limit certain people when it comes to finding a job because not everybody is capable of speaking, reading, or writing the English language correctly. Finally, it violates the terms our country was built on.
If English becomes the official language of the U.S, people with English as a second language or with little English are put at a disadvantage. It’s a fact that our society is largely made of immigrants. Moreover, children who will be born in the U.S won’t be able to learn their parent’s native language. So it wouldn’t make any sense from the government to limit them because the government will need bilingual people. We take pride in our diversity, so when we limit our diversity, we put people here at a disadvantage.
Additionally, there are certain people who don’t dedicate themselves to learn the English language. The reason is because they get employed by businesses that practice the same language. For instance, lots of Spanish immigrants only get to work in the Spanish community. Spanish is very much used in the United States, because they don’t develop any interest to learn English. As a matter of fact, if English becomes the official language, people who can’t speak English will find themselves unemployed because they will be limited.

Finally, it is likely that deciding to make English the official language will eventually lead to a conflict. Imposing rules on people is considered as violating human rights. People were born with their languages so they could practice them freely. By making the English language official, it will significantly mean that the government is forcing them to stick to one language. Although, it is obvious that the goal of the government is to get them to learn English so they can excel in their field. However, it comes for them to make the decision to learn it or not.

In the end, the U.S is already a multicultural country that accepts all nations to come in. As a matter of fact, having people with different languages is an advantage because it helps the U.S to keep up diplomatic relations with other countries. So, making English an official language will put the U.S in a situation to face some costly consequences, as mentioned before.