What is your opinion on the recent legislation?

passed declaring English as the 'common' language of the U.S.? Do you think that the legislation have any profound effect on the country or those applying for citizenship?|||No, it seems that most people who work towards legal citizenship already work at learning English because they realize that is the language of this country. What it will do is allow us to stop wasting tax payer money on providing services in multiple languages for people who tend to be here illegally. Of course, it's hard to say if this will happen or if states will continue to offer bilingual education, services, etc. The new legislation does not force states to stop offering these services, it just allows them to stop if they decide to.





Cheers :)|||I have no problem with it, as long as learning proper English also applies to President Bush.





I also think it will have zero effect on legal and illegal immigration.|||I'm all for it, and no, anyone that immigrates to the USA should respect the laws and the ways of the country, if they don't like, too bad.|||Those applying for citizenship must pass an English test.





It will have a profound effect in the world. We are taking peoples ancestoral heritage and customs from them because all the WASPS want you to think the same. It's Nationalism, just short of being facist! But that is what Republicans are.





America at it's worst. I don't see why people must hive up their language. Enclish was only one of four languages that came over with Columbus, and it was not the type of English spoken today. Much of the English language comes from other languages.





Wonder what is going to happen to all the states who have officially declared their state bilingual. Eskimo's aren't going to be happy. The Indians aren't either.





I wonder where all the Republicans are that want a smaller government?|||they no good.|||I would think that an individual migrating to the U.S. legally would want to learn English. Our country became great by unification and not fighting against unity. Language is part of unity.





If migrants do not want part of the total package, there are always flights by to their countries of origin.