American Citizens Should Learn English

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American Citizens Should Learn English On February 2009, The English Language Unity Act was introduced. This act would make english the official language of the U.S. What does that mean? It means that every service given by the government will only be given in english. So what's going to happen to all the people that don't know how to speak English? How are they going to understand? Well the only way is to force them to learn english. How can we do that? We can do this by showing them the benefits of knowing how to speak english. First, one benefit of knowing english can be financial success. For example, knowing how to speak english can help increase the changes of getting a good paying job says, Havovi Copper from “Immigrants Should Learn English”. Evidence given by U.S English, Inc that supports this, is a studied done by the Census that shows that income of the people that learned English increased about 30%. Another example is that people that know english have higher possibilities of saving money. How? They can get their citizenship and stop paying ever 10 years for their Permanent residency card. They can also understand when the government gives financial help, for example, with health care and food stamps. Another benefit can be socially/politically. For example, knowing english can help communicate with other people. Being able to speak english would help feel more comfortable around other people. Giving the opportunity of making new friends. Also B. Miller from “What Are the Benefits of Learning English?”says that many websites are mainly available in only English, and anyone that doesn't know to read english would have a problem in understanding it. In “Immigrants Should Learn English” Havovi Cooper says, “Immigrants are also particularly vulnerable in a new environment, so it’s even more important for them to know english before choosing the U.S. as their homeland so they can be well-versed in their rights and the laws protecting them.” A third benefit can be entertainment. You might be asking yourself why entertainment? Well many movies and TV programs produced in Hollywood are in english; to be able to understand what the movie is about it is necessary to know english. Also some movies and T.V programs produce in other countries are sold to the U.S and have subtitles that can be easily read in english. Another benefit can be cultural. Understanding english can help people from other countries understand the U.

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