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Column: Thereโ€™s no law that says โ€˜speak Englishโ€™

English still is not the official language of the United States. On March 1, President Trump issued EO 14223, Designating English as the Official Language of the Unites States. But executive orders are not royal decrees. The Constitution and the laws of the United States do not, in fact, vest the president with any authority to make English the official language. That would require a law.

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