One Nation, One Language: Why Declaring English Is Not Bigotry—It Is Common Sense

On March 1, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14224, which made English the official language of the federal government.

To most Americans, that move seemed natural, if not overdue. It was not a ban or censorship. And it certainly was not white supremacy.

This from pjmedia.com.

Within minutes, however, predictable corners of the country erupted in protest, suggesting the apocalypse had arrived. 

But let us take a clear-headed look at what has happened and, more importantly, why it matters. The order does not abolish Spanish. It does not eliminate ESL programs. And it does not prevent the need for translation services. 

What it does is this:

Formally declares English as the official language for federal communication,

Advises agencies to prioritize English in documentation, signage, and customer-facing materials, and

Limit government-mandated translation services to only those considered legally necessary or mission-critical.

President Trump is not destroying culture; his idea aligns function with reality. Federal business already runs in English. This draws the line in ink instead of pencil. For a nation to succeed, cohesion is necessary. America is not held together by a shared ethnicity or religious creed. Instead, civic ideals hold it together, and language is the lynchpin for those ideals.

English is the medium of our Constitution, our laws, our courtrooms, and our ballots. It is the language of civic discourse. When shared languages are lost, the bridge between citizens and the state is lost. This is not speculation. It is history.

Over 80% of Americans agree that English should be made the official language. Most immigrants agree, too. And why would they not? Learning English enhances wages, job access, and participation in political life. It is not exclusion. It is elevation.

Before the pixels are rendered on a screen, the resistance starts ringing their cowbells loudly and predictably. Those people are the same idealists who claim our flag is problematic and the Constitution is outdated. They screamed:

The executive order is exclusionary and unconstitutional [and] coming from a white nationalist.

Prioritizing English does not demean immigrants. It establishes them as Americans!

What is spoken by black Americans in Atlanta, first-generation Nigerians in Houston, Korean Americans in Los Angeles, and Cuban Americans in Florida? English, something that is not racial. It is national.

No one’s rights will be infringed because people can speak any language they prefer. However, the language—English—is crystal clear when interacting with our government.

This is not about silencing anyone. It is about preventing the government from becoming a multilingual maze. When public signs, forms, and instructions must be printed in dozens of languages to satisfy activist demands, we do not obtain inclusion. We obtain confusion and inefficiency.

The real fear for the roundheads on the Left isn’t that someone won’t understand a form; it’s that they fear that America might start acting like a nation again, with a single set of defined norms, a shared civic culture, and a common tongue.

This move does not demand that everyone speak English at home. It does not ban Spanish-language newspapers or Vietnamese church services. This is not about cultural spaces. This is about a civic standard.

Do you want a functioning democracy? That starts with understanding your ballot. Your rights. Your responsibilities. If we cannot read from the same page, literally, we stop being citizens and start becoming strangers. One nation needs one language. Not to erase diversity but to hold it together.

The most powerful thing about America is that it invites people in without bending so far that it forgets what it stands for. That’s what this order defends.

To the activists screaming about oppression: No one is taking your language. But the rest of us are reclaiming a standard. English binds the legal and political fabric of this country. It was never controversial until the woke fringe decided identity mattered more than understanding.

Now, for the first time in U.S. history, our national documents match our national practice. And that is not regression. That is real progress.

Final thoughts: The propaganda media is invested in decline—conflict and divisiveness sell. Profit before national security has sadly become their hallmark. At their peril, they are working against the Trump agenda.

I am confident President Trump’s ultimate Plan for America includes a Truth in Print and Truth in Speech directive and the media giants will be brought into compliance or be brought to their knees.

God speed to the Trump-Vance team.