{"id":40,"date":"2025-03-02T10:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T10:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/htd.sofamoci.com\/?p=40"},"modified":"2025-03-02T10:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T10:44:13","slug":"trump-signs-decree-to-make-english-the-official-language-of-the-united-states-see-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/htd.sofamoci.com\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs decree to make English the official language of the United States.. see more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"82\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">On March 1, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially designating English as the United States&#8217; official language, aiming to enhance unity in a nation with a diverse immigrant population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"159\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">The White House announced that recognizing a nationwide language is fundamental to a unified society, and America will be strengthened when its people can freely exchange ideas in a common tongue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41\" src=\"http:\/\/htd.sofamoci.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AFP-20250228-2201909727-v2-Hig-5-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/htd.sofamoci.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AFP-20250228-2201909727-v2-Hig-5-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/htd.sofamoci.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AFP-20250228-2201909727-v2-Hig-5-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/htd.sofamoci.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AFP-20250228-2201909727-v2-Hig-5.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"274\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Previously, the U.S. had no official language, although English was the most widely used and was designated as the official language in some states.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">According to the U.S. Census Bureau, besides English, the most commonly spoken languages include Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Arabic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"429\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">With President Trump&#8217;s executive order, federal agencies are no longer mandated to provide language assistance and translation services for non-English speakers.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">This decision modifies a directive from the 1990s under former President Bill Clinton, which required federal agencies to offer materials and services in languages other than English.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Now, U.S. government agencies have the flexibility to determine the extent of support for other languages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"590\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">The White House acknowledges that over 350 languages are used in the U.S., and the executive order emphasizes that English has been the national language since the founding of the Republic, noting that historical documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written in English.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Government data indicates that nearly 68 million people speak a language other than English at home, with over 40 million speaking Spanish.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">The U.S. also has numerous languages from immigrant and indigenous communities.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 1, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially designating English as the United States&#8217; official language, aiming to enhance unity in a nation with a diverse immigrant population. 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