No more 'press 1 for English': Trump is making dealing with the government a whole lot easier
The Blaze ^ | July 15, 2025 | Andrew Chapados
Posted on 07/16/2025 3:05:58 PM PDT by Twotone
President Trump signed an executive order in March designating English to be the official language of the United States.
In it, he declared that it is long past time to do so to create a cohesive society and push immigrants into adopting American culture and joining the American tradition.
Now, the Department of Justice is following through on the order and making sweeping changes to the federal government — and its services — to make the aggravating experience of dealing with government agencies a lot simpler.
As part of new guidance, the DOJ said it was in Americans' best interest for the federal government to have one official language: English.
It said the new policy would streamline federal processes, including forms, notices, websites, and advisories, to make them consistently clear and cost-effective. The guidance also said federal agencies will need to determine which of their programs, grants, and policies might better serve the public if they operated exclusively in English.
This effectively means that wherever possible, federal agencies will be providing services only in English.
The Justice Department is also looking to eliminate initiatives from a Clinton-era executive order which introduced limited English proficiency programs.
The Trump administration said that LEPs often prioritized "multilingualism over English proficiency among new Americans" and "could impede assimilation and strain resources."
Therefore, the government is suspending operations of the LEP.gov website and will stop any letters, videos, or other training materials from being produced. These are likely to be replaced with new ones that reflect Trump's executive order.
Not only that, but all LEP guidance will be rescinded regarding the idea of "national origin discrimination affecting limited English proficient persons," which was referenced in Clinton's executive order.
"As President Trump has made clear, English is the official language of the United States," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a press release.
She added, "The Department of Justice will lead the effort to codify the president’s executive order and eliminate wasteful virtue-signaling policies across government agencies to promote assimilation over division."
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in the press release that the DOJ plans to "respect linguistic diversity" but that federal resources will "prioritize English proficiency to empower new Americans and strengthen civic unity."
Representative Mary Miller (R-Ill.) boiled the new guidance down to a simple issue: "You shouldn't have to press 1 for English when calling a federal agency."
Miller wrote on X, "This is America, English should be the default. Learn it!"
The DOJ left room for the idea that some federal agencies could deem it "mission critical" to have some second-language services. If that were the case, they would need to include a "clear note that English is the official language and authoritative version of all federal information."
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KEYWORDS: press1forenglish; trump; winning
1 posted on 07/16/2025 3:05:58 PM PDT by Twotone
To: Twotone
I have no problem with the “Press 1 for English” as long as the rest is “If not please hang up and come back when you can speak English”.
2 posted on 07/16/2025 3:14:52 PM PDT by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back)
To: bigbob
You only have to really worry when it says press 2 for English.
3 posted on 07/16/2025 3:18:08 PM PDT by Daralundy
To: Twotone
Some 40 years ago I began regular contributions to US English.
IIRC, federal courts also regularly shot down state efforts to reestablish English as the language of government/schools.
I hope PDJT is successful.
https://www.usenglish.org/
4 posted on 07/16/2025 3:19:29 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
To: Twotone
ya well I wish ICE would raid Wide Open West Cable Company soon... I cant understand ANY OF THEM when I need tech support or billing questions!!
5 posted on 07/16/2025 3:22:10 PM PDT by sit-rep (START DEMANDING INDICTMENTS NOW!!!!!)
To: bigbob
Or press any other key to dispatch ICE to your location.
6 posted on 07/16/2025 3:27:57 PM PDT by sipow
To: Twotone
Oh no! There will now be some here who will say that this justifies Mexico invading the U.S. to protect Spanish speakers.
7 posted on 07/16/2025 3:45:10 PM PDT by Petrosius
To: Twotone
I have MLB.TV and when I go for the radio it always gives me Spanish speaking first.
Some places in California give Spanish directions first.
Spanish, first. Maybe I should buy a flag.
8 posted on 07/16/2025 3:46:09 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
To: Twotone
This is very good news.
One nation, one language.
9 posted on 07/16/2025 3:49:52 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE (Silence against evil isn't neutrality, it's complicity. Oppose the Iran-Russia-North Korea Alliance!)
To: Twotone
what I’ve found annoying is when you press one for English yet get some one with an accent who is difficult to understand and communicate with.
10 posted on 07/16/2025 3:54:17 PM PDT by b4me (Pray, and let God change you. He knows better than you or anyone else, who He made you to be.)
To: Twotone
To: b4me
That was the IT help desk at the company where I used to work. The supposed English speakers all had very thick Indian accents, some nearly impossible to understand. I learned that if I pressed 2 for Spanish and then said that I had hit 2 by mistake, they’d put someone on who spoke perfectly good English.
To: Twotone
“The Department of Justice will lead the effort to codify the president’s executive order and eliminate wasteful virtue-signaling policies across government agencies to promote assimilation over division.”
Codify it. Definitely. Pass a law. An EO isn’t strong enough.
13 posted on 07/16/2025 4:56:44 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
To: MayflowerMadam
A Constitutional amendment would be better still.
To: HartleyMBaldwin
Part of becoming a naturalized citizen is proficiency in English. The candidate must not only take a written test in English, but must speak to someone in English.
I especially do not see why ballots should be in any other language. Election ballots are for citizens only.
15 posted on 07/16/2025 5:10:30 PM PDT by Freee-dame
To: HartleyMBaldwin
16 posted on 07/16/2025 5:16:34 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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