| Good News! 83 Percent of Americans Support Official English August 14, 2014 |
The well-respected
polling company Rasmussen Reports has a brand new poll out, and the results are
encouraging for supporters of our common English language.
The poll, conducted on
August 9-10, shows that fully 83% of American adults support making English the
official language of the United States. Only 10% believe English should not
be made the official language.
There are currently 31
states that have official English laws on the books, in addition to five states
that are considering laws this legislative session.
States with private rights of
actions (5):
A private right of action is the
right of an individual to sue, or otherwise take legal action against a state
for failure to enforce or implement a law. The following states' official
English laws include private rights of action:
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Alabama Alaska Arizona |
States requiring English for
driver's licenses (9):
States who have not recognized English as its
official language States without official English (19):
OFFICIAL GEORGIA CODE
SECTION 50-3-100: OFFICIAL LANGUAGE (1996)
(a) The English language is designated as the official language of the State of Georgia. The official language shall be the language used for each public record, as defined in Code Section 50-18-70, and each public meeting, as defined in Code Section 50-14-1, and for official Acts of the State of Georgia, including those governmental documents, records, meetings, actions, or policies which are enforceable with the full weight and authority of the State of Georgia.
SECTION 50-3-100: OFFICIAL LANGUAGE (1996)
(a) The English language is designated as the official language of the State of Georgia. The official language shall be the language used for each public record, as defined in Code Section 50-18-70, and each public meeting, as defined in Code Section 50-14-1, and for official Acts of the State of Georgia, including those governmental documents, records, meetings, actions, or policies which are enforceable with the full weight and authority of the State of Georgia.
(b) This Code section shall not be construed in any
way to deny a person's rights under the Constitution of Georgia or the
Constitution of the United States or any laws, statutes, or regulations of the
United States or of the State of Georgia as a result of that person's inability
to communicate in the official language.
(c) State agencies, counties, municipal corporations,
and political subdivisions of this state are authorized to use or to print
official documents and forms in languages other than the official language, at
the discretion of their governing authorities. Documents filed or recorded with
a state agency or with the clerk of a county, municipal corporation, or
political subdivision must be in the official language or, if the original
document is in a language other than the official language, an English
translation of the document must be simultaneously filed.
(d) The provisions of subsection (a) of this Code
section shall not apply:
- (1) When in conflict with federal law;
- (2) When the public safety, health, or justice require the use of other languages;
- (3) To instruction designed to teach the speaking, reading, or writing of foreign languages;
- (4) To instruction designed to aid students with limited English proficiency in their transition and integration into the education system of the state; and
- (5) To the promotion of international commerce, tourism, sporting events, or cultural events.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN GEORGIA
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6,843,038
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English
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751,438
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All languages other than English
combined
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426,115
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Spanish or Spanish Creole
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43,428
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French (incl. Patois, Cajun)
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32,777
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German
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27,671
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Vietnamese
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25,814
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Korean
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24,752
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African languages
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23,812
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Chinese
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|
11,133
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Gujarathi
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|
8,557
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Arabic
|
|
8,257
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Japanese
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7,596
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Hindi
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|
7,308
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Tagalog
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|
7,175
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Russian
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|
7,109
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Urdu
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|
6,915
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Portuguese or Portuguese Creole
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|
5,827
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Italian
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5,745
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Serbo-Croatian
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5,482
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Persian
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5,178
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Laotian
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4,963
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French Creole
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|
3,546
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Mon-Khmer, Cambodian
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3,322
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Greek
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|
2,869
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Hebrew
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|
2,775
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Polish
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|
2,658
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Thai
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1,895
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Scandinavian languages
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1,360
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Miao, Hmong
|
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1,146
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Other Native North American
languages
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852
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Hungarian
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|
496
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Yiddish
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|
246
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Armenian
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173
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Navajo
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Source:http://capwiz.com/proenglish/issues/alert/?alertid=63298201&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id
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