Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:public_policy
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
English language laws
Official English laws |
| gptkbp:basisFor |
English as a unifying language
concerns about assimilation cost of multilingual government services |
| gptkbp:controversy |
civil rights concerns
discrimination against non-English speakers |
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
exclusion of linguistic minorities
impact on immigrant communities potential violation of First Amendment |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Philippines gptkb:United_States various countries |
| gptkbp:effect |
affects education policies
affects voting rights materials affects workplace language policies restricts government services to English |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
local governments
state governments federal governments |
| gptkbp:firstEnactedIn |
Nebraska, 1920
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
English-only laws
|
| gptkbp:legalChallenge |
gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court
state courts |
| gptkbp:notableExample |
Alabama Amendment 509
Arizona Proposition 203 California Proposition 63 (1986) |
| gptkbp:numberOfStatesWithLaw |
over 30 U.S. states
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
language advocacy groups |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to designate English as the official language of a jurisdiction
|
| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
bilingual education
language discrimination linguistic assimilation |
| gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
English Language Unity Act
Official Language Act (Canada) |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
multilingualism
language rights Official English movement |
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
U.S. English (organization)
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Immigration_to_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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