Pro English

I found another website besides the US English Inc. that promotes making English the official language in the United States. I have to admit that I came across the ProEnglish page by reading a quotes page. I was reading some quotes about immigration and this one really caught my attention.

When people settle in a foreign country with little or no intention of abandoning their native culture, or, increasingly, no intention of abandoning their native language and native political allegiance, the correct word for the process isn't "reverse assimilation." And it isn't immigration. The correct word in the English language is "colonization." Because that's exactly what it is." - KC McAlpin, Executive Director,ProEnglish

This is one of the best quotes that I have run across lately. For those of you who don't understand, just pay attention next Cinco de Mayo and see how many Mexican flags you see in this country. The website with the quotes can be found here; and I would recommend that you stop by and see what you think. Anyways the author of the quote is the executive director for ProEnglish. ProEnglish is a site that supports English being made the official language in the United States.


For those of you who are living in Colorado; we are a state that is official English.
Here is the map that shows which states are officialial English and which are not.
The states in Blue are official English and the Red states are not. This image is taken from the ProEnglish website. The page where the map can be found is here; I would recommend you go there and see what your State's constitution says.
For those of you living in Colorado I have provided the text below.

COLORADO CONSTITUTION,
ARTICLE II, SECTION 30 (1988)
The English language is the official language of the State of Colorado.
This section is self-executing; however, the General Assembly may enact laws to implement this section.

Colorado allows referenda and voter initiatives to pass new statutes or to change the state's constitution. In 1988, this state passed an amendment to their state constitution making English the state's official language. 15.1 percent of this state's residents speak a language other than English. The most common of these languages are Spanish, German, French, and Korean. The number of Coloradoans who speak little or no English has more than triples since 1990.
In 2002, Colorado voters rejected an initiative to replace bilingual education with English immersion. Opponents spent more than $3 million on an ad campaign which they later acknowledged included false information.

Does anyone else think that the number of people not able to speak English in Colorado tripling might be a bad thing? I believe in supporting causes that I believe in. That is why I decided to join ProEnglish. For a donation of $20 you will be supporting a valid cause and also will receive a subscription to the ProEnglish Advocate; the quarterly newsletter put out by ProEnglish. I would suggest that if having English as an official language is of importance to you then show it by contributing. Personally, I get tired of sitting around talking about problems and yet not having a good solution to them. Even though I don't have a lot of money to contribute I was able to find $20. Even if you are not ready to donate, I would suggest browsing ProEnglish, as it has a wealth of information showing why Official English just makes sense.