Are We Making English The National Language?

Everyone knows that America is called the “Melting Pot”, so naturally we have people from all different countries, who speak all different languages. Since before the United States was even established, there has been a heated argument on whether or not we should make English the national language. Making English the national language will not work, because, historically, it wasn’t the original language, most of our ancestors didn’t even speak it, and it erases people's culture and heritage.
North America was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and because of this, we can’t justify making the national language English, when the original Americans didn’t speak it. When Christopher Columbus came to America, there were over 300 languages being spoken by the natives. Columbus didn’t understand any of them. He spoke Spanish, Italian, and a few more, but never English. This shows that it isn’t logical to base this decision (making the United States official language English) on tradition or history. If we chose a national language for the U.S. based on tradition, it would have to be one of the many Native American Languages still spoken by people today (such as Navajo or Cherokee). As you can see, there’s no justifiable reason to make the national language English, when it

By making the national language English, it is totally disregarding this idea. “America has long been called a “Melting Pot,” a place where people come together to become one, while blending their cultures with others. Some even use the term “mosaic,” highlighting how each tile, or culture, is distinct but helps to make up the bigger picture.” Most everyone descend from immigrants in one way or another, and immigrants usually came to this country unable to speak English. Not all our ancestors were fluent, or could even speak, English. Because of this, it doesn’t make sense that we should be forced