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MAKE ENGLISH THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

February 12th, 2009 by Rich Szabo

I’m sick of pressing #1 for English! I’m sick of bi-lingual signs, forms, instruction manuals…

You CAN make a difference.

Tell Congress to pass the English Language Unity Act (H.R. 997)
Representative Steve King (R-Iowa) has reintroduced his bill to make English the official language. H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act.

http://capwiz.com/proenglish/utr/2/?a=12660406&i=89702525&c=

This bill:

*Requires the federal government to communicate officially in English, including informational materials and forms.

*Creates a uniform standard for testing English proficiency in the naturalization process.

*Requires that naturalization ceremonies be conducted in English.

H.R. 997 also nullifies Executive Order 13166, the federal mandate that requires federal fund recipients including state and local governments, to provide translations and interpreters for non-English speaking residents.

The Office of Management and Budget estimates E.O. 13166 costs taxpayers as much as $1-2 billion annually.

Throughout our history, Americans have expected immigrants to assimilate. The key to assimilation is learning English.

The U.S. is one of few countries in the world without an official language. Thirty U.S. states already have made English their official language. Yet Congress still has not acted to make English the official language of the United States.

Please click TAKE ACTION!


http://capwiz.com/proenglish/utr/2/?a=12660406&i=89702525&c=

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