Why does it feel like you are being "forced" to learn another language?
By the way, students in Texas are not required to take a foreign language. Foreign languages are part of the recommended program, but not the required program:
19 TAC Chapter 74, Subchapter F
And my point wasn't that "most Americans don't know English." It was that "most Americans would not do well in an English proficiency test."
Regarding the "country who has only spoken English in its entire history," pretty much everything outside the original 13 colonies spoke Spanish, French, or one of the Native American languages at the time of independence.
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Oh, and regarding the Quebec language laws, here's a summary:
Charter of the French Language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
And yet, as strict as those laws are, they would do absolutely nothing in the situations described here (broadcasts in foreign languages, use of foreign language in every day life).
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By the way, English is already the official language of the state of Florida. As I said, being the official language doesn't stop business and people from using other languages.