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U.S. English is the umbrella name for two
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advocacy group Advocacy groups, also known as interest groups, special interest groups, lobbying groups or pressure groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and ultimately policy. They play an important role in the develop ...
s founded in the 1980s by former United States Senator
S. I. Hayakawa Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906 – February 27, 1992) was a Canadian-born American academic and politician of Japanese ancestry. A professor of English, he served as president of San Francisco State University and then as U.S. Senator from ...
and
John Tanton John Hamilton Tanton (February 23, 1934 – July 16, 2019) was an American ophthalmologist, white nationalist and anti-immigration activist. He was the founder and first chairman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), an anti- ...
to advocate the adoption of U.S. English as the official language of the United States. The group operates two separate
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entities out of its headquarters in Washington, D.C.—U.S. English, Inc. and the U.S. English Foundation.


History

S. I. Hayakawa Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906 – February 27, 1992) was a Canadian-born American academic and politician of Japanese ancestry. A professor of English, he served as president of San Francisco State University and then as U.S. Senator from ...
and
John Tanton John Hamilton Tanton (February 23, 1934 – July 16, 2019) was an American ophthalmologist, white nationalist and anti-immigration activist. He was the founder and first chairman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), an anti- ...
created U.S. English in the early 1980s.
Linda Chavez Linda Lou ChavezStated on ''Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'', May 20, 2012, PBS (born June 17, 1947) is an American author, commentator, and radio talk show host. She is also a Fox News analyst, Chairman of the Center for Equal ...
became the president of the organization, and Tanton was the chairman. The group advocated for 1986 California Proposition 63. In 1988, the ''
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'' published a 1986 memo from Tanton, that prompted Chavez to resign. Former supporters of the group also ended their association, including
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,
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, and
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, and Tanton resigned from his position as chairman. Mauro E. Mujica has been the chair and CEO of U.S. English since 1993.


Position

U.S. English advocates for making English the official language of the United States. This means that all government business must be conducted in English "with commonsense exceptions" of necessity, such as disseminating public-health information to non-English speaking communities.


See also

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Federation for American Immigration Reform The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a non profit, anti-immigration organization in the United States. The group publishes position papers, organizes events, and runs campaigns in order to advocate for changes in U.S. immig ...
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English Plus English Plus is an American movement formed in reaction to the English-only movement. The intent was to promote greater acceptance of language diversity in the United States in order to encourage a broader American cultural development and more in ...


References


External links


U.S.English, Inc.

U.S. English Foundation
{{Authority control Political organizations based in the United States English-only movement Organizations established in 1983 1983 establishments in the United States Organizations based in Washington, D.C. American nationalism