Thursday, August 14, 2014

English as Official Language




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:


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.

(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

6,843,038
English
751,438
All languages other than English combined
426,115
Spanish or Spanish Creole
43,428
French (incl. Patois, Cajun)
32,777
German
27,671
Vietnamese
25,814
Korean
24,752
African languages
23,812
Chinese
11,133
Gujarathi
8,557
Arabic
8,257
Japanese
7,596
Hindi
7,308
Tagalog
7,175
Russian
7,109
Urdu
6,915
Portuguese or Portuguese Creole
5,827
Italian
5,745
Serbo-Croatian
5,482
Persian
5,178
Laotian
4,963
French Creole
3,546
Mon-Khmer, Cambodian
3,322
Greek
2,869
Hebrew
2,775
Polish
2,658
Thai
1,895
Scandinavian languages
1,360
Miao, Hmong
1,146
Other Native North American languages
852
Hungarian
496
Yiddish
246
Armenian
173
Navajo

 

Source:http://capwiz.com/proenglish/issues/alert/?alertid=63298201&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id
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