U.S. ENGLISH – WRONG ON PUERTO RICO, WRONG ON EQUALITY – AGAIN! No Precedent in American History – Language Choice, Use is Established Right of States
The organization ‘ U.S. English’ is wrong on Puerto Rico . They ignore the facts. Puerto Ricans are not inferior citizens and less entitled to equal rights because they speak Spanish more than English. Puerto Rico is officially bilingual and has been since 1902. It was the first United States jurisdiction in the nation’s history to adopt English as an official language. Puerto Ricans speak English when they want to, and are not content to continue to live without their full rights as citizens. Puerto Rican elections and votes for the past 15 years show this. Puerto Rico deserves equality. Thirty-seven territories of the United States have become states to enjoy the full representative democracy and equality they deserve. Language use or proficiency requirements were never imposed on the people of those territories. Five territories became states in the last century: Oklahoma , Arizona , New Mexico , Alaska and Hawaii . Hawaii is bilingual. New Mexico protects the langu