Our Federal Naturalization laws already back English as an official language. Please visit
http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/f...e/chapter4.pdf

The Federal EEOC laws already empower employers to mandate using the English language during business hours. Please see:
https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publicatio...ants-facts.cfm

See Speak English Only Rules section. When Customers, supervisors speak only English and efficiency and safety are concerns, you have the right to force employees to speak English.

I would love to see the addition of English being made official in this country to further back our existing laws.
One more brick in the wall! Mr. Gheen is correct. Such a mandate would help assimilation which would actually bring us all together.