US | Trump’s order to make English official language does nothing but embolden xenophobia

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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/trumps-order-to-make-english-official-language-anti-simmigrant-xenophobia/

Advocates say the measure is part of Trump’s broader anti-immigrant agenda.

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catloaf@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
That’s not true. As the article states, it also:

revokes an executive order signed by former President Bill Clinton in August 2000 that required federal agencies to provide services to people with limited English proficiency

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adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
That’s… the point?

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hydrashok@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
It’s so nice he did that. Everywhere I turn there is all this stuff that’s not in English that hindered my ability to participate fully in society.

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Elect a clown, get a circus.

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