Our current self-inflicted immigration “crisis” caused by the unimpeded flood of illegal aliens invading America makes this suggestion very germane to the discussion of immigration.
Rules for the phone.
How ALL business phones SHOULD be answered!
GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Press "1" for English.
Press "2" to disconnect until you learn to speak English.
Legislton is long overdue and needs to be passed now by Congress declaring English the official language of this nation. There is too much money and too much time wasted making bilingual accommodations for people refusing to assimilate into this culture as many of our forefathers had done in earlier days. This is one of the major problems with the whole issue of so-called amnesty, or as Bush and Kennedy deceitfully refer to it as, “Comprehensive Immigration Reform."
In fact, the 1.8 million member U.S.ENGLISH, Inc. , which calls itself, "The nation's oldest, largest citizens' action group dedicated to preserving the unifying role of the English language in the United States, believes that the passage of English as the official language will help to expand opportunities for immigrants to learn and speak English, the single greatest empowering tool that immigrants must have to succeed."
Furthermore, according to U.S. ENGLISH's website,
"Currently, U.S.ENGLISH is working with members of the House of Representatives and Senate to help pass official English legislation in the 110th Congress. H.R. 997, the English Unity Act of 2007, was introduced in March by Rep. Steve King (R-IA). In 1996 U.S.ENGLISH was instrumental in helping to pass "The Bill Emerson English Language Empowerment Act of 1996" in the House of Representatives. This bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 259-169, with 36 Democrats joining Republicans in this historic vote. Unfortunately, the Senate failed to act on the bill before the session was over."
"On the state level, 30 states have English as their official language and several more are considering similar legislation. Most recently Kansas, as well as Idaho, Arizona, Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Missouri, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming have enacted some form of official English legislation with the help of U.S.ENGLISH."
