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U.S. and Having as its Official Language Spanish

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that English is the official language, such is not the case. And, interestingly enough, it was not until a few decades ago that people began advocating that English become the  official language of the United States. Bearing that in mind the following paper examines the notion of proposing that Spanish become the official language of the United States.  Spanish as an Official Language In first understanding why Spanish should perhaps become the official language of the United States it is important to note some of the facts associated  with language in the country. One author notes that, "The most recent efforts to promote English as the official language has come as more and more immigration from Spanish-speaking and  Eastern nations (such as China and Vietnam) has brought an influx of non-English speakers to the United States. According to the 1990 Census, 13.8 percent of U.S. residents speak some  non-English language at home. 2.9 percent, or 6.7 million people, did not speak English at all, or could not speak it well" (Mount, 2002). Clearly the rise in individuals who  do not speak English is seen as a threat to our nations power. But, at the same time such facts indicate that we may be better off taking on Spanish  as an official language than in taking on English as an official language. Interestingly enough, "One of six official languages of the United Nations and -- along with English  -- official language of the Organization of American States, Spanish is spoken by over 350 million people worldwide, some 30 million in the United States. The official language of  twenty nations, it has become a vibrant cultural source of expression in the United States, to which increased media and marketing attention attest" (Spanish in the United States and in