Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., has proposed legislation that would make English the official language of the United States that would also require naturalization ceremonies to be English-only.
The Environmental Protection Agency, led by Michael Regan, translates its press releases into several languages, pursuant to a Clinton-era executive order that was strengthened in the Obama administration. Photographer: Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The federal website Digital.Gov says federal agencies are"required to provide meaningful access to government information to people with limited English proficiency," and that agencies needed to assess what information should be in languages other than English depending on their audience. That site notes that according to the 2010 Census, 25 million people in the country speak something other than English at home and speak English"less than very well." It said 16.5 million of those people are Hispanics, and makes a counter-argument to Good’s bill by saying adding more languages to federal sites is a better approach.
"Many people who are eligible for federal services can’t effectively use those services because they aren’t yet proficient in English," the Digital.Gov site states."Providing individuals who aren’t yet proficient in English with easy-to-find government information online encourages their participation in and inclusion into American society."Under Good's bill, U.S.
In 2011, under the Obama administration, the Justice Department reaffirmed a Clinton-era executive order that directed federal agencies to deliver information to people with limited English proficiency. The DOJ memo several agencies were still falling short in providing non-English information on their websites and required agencies to set up working groups to address that issue.Good’s bill was proposed in past Congresses by Reps. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Steve King, R-Iowa, and Bob Barr, R-Ga.
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