Is conserving the English language so important?

What really defines us as Americans? Speaking English? If so, then British, Canadians, Australians and anyone living in an English speaking countries should be considered an American.

I was under the impression our passion for Liberty, Justice and Fairness was our trademark. We all know these concepts didn’t originate in America but are now (and should continue to be) fundamental for our nation.

We are asked all the time to embrace change. We are told to evolve with the times and adapt with the needs dictated by the economy. Back in the days, my father was able to make a great living without a high school diploma. He had a decent job paying great money. He was the only one working while my mother stayed at home.

Changes in the world economy and the advent the Global Market, phased my father out in such a way that he wouldn’t be qualified today to occupy any of the positions he once did.
We are told "that’s OK, we must adapt or die…"

Then came September 11, and all of the sudden the world turned dangerous and hostile. Now we must take our shoes off before boarding an airplane. We must carry drive licenses when going for a walk and present it on demand to any requesting authority or face consequences such as been arrested or tasered for non-compliance. Our private conversations and library records can be seized without a warrant. We can be arrested, taken abroad and interrogated for months or years without ever been charged for a crime and without the right to legal counsel. All done for the greater good, all done for "national security".

Once again, we are told that we must embrace "CHANGE". "Change is good for us."

Now, who is to say that embracing a language such as Spanish, becoming bilingual or even completely changing to Spanish speaking isn’t part or the labor pain that we as a nation must endure to adapt and grow?

I think it’s clear, if more people speak Spanish in this nation, and they are all considered Americans (some documented and some not), then we must embrace this change in the same manner and for the same reasons we did all the others. It’s only logical. Isn’t it?

Who is to determine that giving some of my right is a change I must accept, but learning a new language isn’t?

I will continue to embrace unchanged Liberty, Justice and Fairness.

I think I could learn Spanish or French. Hey, I should even consider learning some proper English.

We must question what has happened to all of us when we give more value to the code (language) used for communicating than our rights to communicate…

After all, haven’t we all learned the new languages for chatting, texting, and e-mailing?

Gracias.