America is a country founded on the qualities of many cultures from around the world. As the people of this great nation, we have grown up experiencing a variety of languages ​​and cultures. These varieties of languages ​​and cultures founded, built and fortified this nation. In this “melting pot” called the United States of America, one language has unified the communication of our country, and that is American English, the primary language of our country. As the United States has continued economic expansion, it continues to remain the destination for the majority of the world's immigrants. Many people come to the United States seeking political and religious freedoms, while others come for better job opportunities, higher wages, and better living conditions. With this steady growth in immigration comes an increase in the diversity of languages, beyond that of American English. This discrepancy in linguistic differences has created a kind of controversy about the unity of our national, governmental and educational systems. This controversy negatively affects every American state, “currently, thirty-one states have declared English as their official language” (US English, Inc.). Figure 1 is a representation of the states shown in blue that have declared English as their official language. Since most of the United States declares English as the “official” language, as an American, I believe there should be a unifying language standard for everyone to communicate; I also believe that the United States should declare English as its official national language. Many countries around the world have an official language. According to the World Factbook, fifty-two countries have declared English as their official language. Language,...... middle of paper......AdultsTopline.pdf>.Lawton, Rachele. “Language Policy and Ideology in the United States. “Lancaster University Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching.” Majid KhosraviNik,Alexandrea Polyzou: LAEL PG. 2008. 79-100. August 10, 2011..Maci, David. “The future of language”. CQ Researcher 10.40 (2001): 929-952. Network. 09 July 2011..“Official English.” WWW.US-English.org. US English, Inc., July 10, 2011. Web. July 10, 2011..TESOL. (2000). Position statement on linguistic rights. Retrieved August 1, 2011..United States. The book of facts about the world. CIA.gov, 2011. Web. 10 July 2011..