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Trump signed a presidential decree by which English became the authoritative language of the United States
Trump signed a presidential decree by which English became the authoritative language of the United States
Updated: 02.03.2025 07:32
U.S. president Donald Trump signed on Saturday a decree establishing English as the authoritative language of the United States, in order to "promote unity" of the country.
U.S. president Donald Trump signed on Saturday a decree establishing English as the authoritative language of the United States, in order to "promote unity" of the country.
"It is in the interests of America to designate 1 authoritative language and only one" - read the text signed by Trump, according to AFP, taken over by Agerpres.
"This command pays tribute to the long polyglotic tradition of American citizens who have learned English and passed it on to their children for future generations" - says the executive regulation, which
is intended to
"promoting unity and maintaining an American culture shared by all citizens" of the country.
The United States has not yet recognised the authoritative language.
A Republican businessman's decree repeals another 2000 law signed by president Bill Clinton, which aimed at improving access to public services for "people with limited cognition of English".
In particular, national agencies will no longer be required to supply services in languages another than English, although they will inactive be authorised to do so. The problem of establishing an authoritative language in the United States is simply a recurring problem in the political life of this country. Over the last century, many draft laws have not passed through Congress. In the United States, 43 million people talk Spanish at home, according to a census of 2023, besides writes AFP.
