Trump to sign order designating English as official language of US
This will mean agencies and groups that get federal funding will no longer have to offer language help to non-English speakers
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the White House.
The order will allow government agencies and organisations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer documents and services in language other than English, according to a fact sheet about the impending order.
It was not immediately clear when on Friday that Trump planned to sign the order.
The executive order will rescind a mandate from former US president Bill Clinton that required the government and organisations that received federal funding to provide language help to non-English speakers.
Designating English as the national language “promotes unity, establishes efficiency in government operations, and creates a pathway for civic engagement,” according to the White House.
More than 30 states have already passed laws designating English as their official language, according to US English, a group that advocates for making English the official language in the United States.
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