Nevada town repeals English-only law.

This might not be a popular answer, but I think that they should make English the official language. It has been the unofficial one. It bugs me when people come here and then get mad when we can't speak their language. They came HERE! Americans are considered rude if they don't know the language of a country they visit, so why is this different? If you want to live in a different country, you learn their language. Simple. I don't have an opinion, really, about the flag issue. I don't know why they wouldn't have the US flag up, too, since they live here.

I do not live in USA but my opinion is that in any country you should HAVE to fly that country's flag next to a foreign one out of respect. You are living on THEIR soil, pay them respect. I don't know what the uproar is about over English as that is what the majority of schools are taught in there and the government body speaks English first! Why should English not be proclaimed as the official languae. I know there are immigrants.... I was an immigrant when I did live there and guess what?? I LEARNED English first before going. I did, anyone can too.

The law sounds kind of silly... in an area with a lot of people who don't speak English, those people are not going to be able to shop or order, so they'll shop somewhere else. If someone doesn't want to learn English, a law like that isn't going to force them to learn. They'll just move to the next town without a law. And the store owners will lose business. The flag law seems odd, too. I guess you could get arrested if you flew an Irish flag on St. Paddy's Day?

Well to me I think at least those who come here from another country should at least try to speak English since that is what the main population of people speak. Most Americans usually have to learn another language when going to a different country or have an interpreture with them. So I don't have a problem with making English the official language of America. As for denying people to fly foreign flags on their own property I don't think that is right. Yes I do understand that America is a more than proud country, but just because people move here, they shouldn't be made to give up their nationality or pride they may have for their own country. To me there is nothing wrong with letting people know from which country you come from, and none should be offended by it.

Being able to communicate is important. If you don't know the language of someone that you are doing business with, or maybe helping medically, it can be frustrating, and can have a negative outcome. It is unreasonable to expect people to become fluent in several different languages so that they can communicate and function in their daily lives. Having one language that everyone knows is a reasonalbe expectation. If I was trying to do business or went to live in another country, I would learn the language of the people that lived in that country. That being said I think English should be made the official language since the majority of America has been speaking that for decades. It is a difficult language, yes, but even broken english is easier to understand and less frustrating than learning a buch of new languages living in america. As far as flying your country's flag on your property, I don't really understand the objection to it. I don't see a big deal with that. People are allowed to display many things on their property that represent hate, and hateful meanings behind them. So flying a flag just seems like no big deal. I don't think if I saw a foreign flag I would care.

Do you mean to say that at this time, English is not the official language of the US? Up to this point, all of the Filipinos must be thinking that it is so. Besides, as to the flying of a foreign flag in anyone's residence, I do not see the point. You are making us see a picture which people do not commonly do, flying the flag of their country of origin in their US homes. Yes, it is an uncommon practice because, regular residential houses do not have flags raised in them. This practice is a must in government offices though, where aside from the flag of the host country, the flag of the country they are representing flies alongside it. The way we understand it, the natives of the US are the American Indians and the people from the United Kingdom came in droves, and they were called the pioneers. The language they used evolved to the way it is now and it is called the American English. The huge influx of the Spanish speaking people from Mexico started the Latino population and some of them do not know how to speak English. This is a puzzle to me when I learned it. I have been thinking all the while that, all residents in the US, are required to be English proficient both in spoken and written forms. Personally, I believe that it is only rightful that the US will require everyone to be able to speak English in order for them to have a permanent resident status. As to the flying of the flag, that is really pointless, I'd rather that that point shall be explained to everyone upon approval of their resident status. I understand that the immigration officers in your country strictly enforces the immigration laws.

I do not find anything wrong with declaring english to be the national language, since it is the native tongue of the vast majority of americans. However, that does not mean that I would agree with objections raised against someone for using a different language, particularly considering how many american citizens do not speak english. The United States is supposed to be a democracy, so there is no justification for barring the flying of another flag. I was under the impression that this was what freedom and liberty were about. Many americans have their heritage in other countries and it is totally unacceptable to tell these people not to hold respect for their original homeland.

I agree with this. If you are an imigrant, one should be able to speak english, and only fly the american flag. Otherwise, it causes more hatred, prejudice, and division in this country. Personally, I think the government has allowed too many illegals here, and now we are as "unsafe" as ever.