It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
(visit the link for the full news article)
To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.
Originally posted by Amaxium
reply to post by thisguyrighthere I cannot get a job in Germany without knowing the German language. I cannot get a job in France without knowing the French language.
Just dont use government to lessen the consequences for them not learning English with it's handouts and welfare.
Originally posted by slicobacon
Let me play devil's advocate here. There are small towns in the southwest US that have NEVER been english speaking. They have been spanish only since they were founded before the land was even American. Should these natural born citizens be forced to learn english?
Cosponsors [as of 2009-02-12]
Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R-NC]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]
Rep. Samuel Johnson [R-TX]
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]
Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]
Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]
Rep. Clifford Stearns [R-FL]
Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]
Rep. Bob Inglis [R-SC]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Walter Herger [R-CA]
Rep. Ronald Paul [R-TX]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]
Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. William Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. Samuel Graves [R-MO]
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]
Rep. David Dreier [R-CA]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]
Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]
Rep. Edward Whitfield [R-KY]
Rep. John McHugh [R-NY]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]
Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R-AL]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R-MI]
Rep. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. John Sullivan [R-OK]
Rep. Rob Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]