Trump explains English on the official language: What does that mean for the USA?

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US President Trump explains English as the official language of the United States. The decision aims at cohesion, but ensures controversy.
US President Trump explains English as the official language of the United States. The decision aims at cohesion, but ensures controversy. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

On March 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump declared English by decree on the official language of the United States. This decision marks an important step in American language policy, since there was no previously a nationwide official language. The regulation published by the White House on Saturday allows authorities to communicate exclusively in English or in other languages. Trump raised a decree from Bill Clinton, which was passed more than 20 years ago and prescribed the provision of official services in several languages. English is considered the most spoken language in the USA, but his official recognition has not yet been anchored, which had led to numerous discussions and political efforts.

Although English is now set as an official language, the authorities are still granted a certain flexibility. These no longer have to be obliged to offer services in other languages. Historically, multiple attempts to introduce English as an official language in the congress during the 20th century failed. The current decision is thus regarded as an important symbol for cohesion in the USA and is intended to help immigrants to gain a foothold in the labor market and to participate in national traditions.

criticism and concerns

However, there are also critical voices for this decree. The organization United We Dream said that the new regulation could hinder school lessons in other languages. It is also feared that immigration authorities could discriminate against people based on their language skills. This is directly related to Trump's previous approach when he removed the Spanish version of the Weißen House website shortly after taking office, which also met with resistance.

The White House emphasizes the decree in the accompanying text that the standardization of communication and strengthening national values ​​are in the foreground. English is "the language of our nation", while at the same time it is emphasized that more than 350 languages ​​are spoken in the United States. With data from 2019, over 40 million Spanish -speaking people in the United States and a large number of indigenous languages ​​are mentioned.

In conclusion, it should be said that with the new regulation, the debate about linguistic diversity in the United States has also been re -sparked. While some see the measure as a necessary step for national cohesion, others fear that this could have negative effects on multilingual society. The struggle for the linguistic identity of the United States is continued, while Trump has continued to be decraded, which are often also contested in court, such as yahoo.de and Welt.de Report.

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