President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring English as the official language of the United States in effort to ensure a "unified and cohesive society” in a nation that long has prided itself on being the “melting pot of the world.”

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring English as the official language of the United States, saying it will help ensure a "unified and cohesive society” in a nation that has long prided itself on being the “melting pot of the world.”

  • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    They’re not really even that, this is really just a mildly spicy press release.

    As in what is this executive order actually intended to achieve? It’s a dog whistle designed to embolden idiots that say things like “we speak english in this country”.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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      2 days ago

      The move revokes a mandate from former President Bill Clinton that required government agencies and organizations that received federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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      2 days ago

      The move revokes a mandate from former President Bill Clinton that required government agencies and organizations that received federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.