“Sorry, we can’t understand you.”
That phrase is becoming more and more common on national phone lines after Donald Trump decided to make English America’s first-ever “official language” in March.
THE STORY: Trump Signs ‘National Language’ Executive Order
While this may seem like common sense (nearly 80% of the country speaks only English at home), the reason why he did it is nothing more than racism.
When Trump signed the executive order, it rescinded the federal mandate that required all federal agencies and any organizations that receive federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.
This mandate — in place since the ’90s — ensured all Americans could get the help they need. Now, agencies can still offer this, but many won’t.
Trump has essentially given the government permission to shut out non-English speaking citizens from services their tax dollars pay for, too.
