I am a jelly Donut

I get pretty fired up when talking or even thinking about the subject of English being the official language in America, and today is a day where I'm not particularly fond of the people and behaviors of the people in our nation. First off, America is THE melting pot. How and why would we choose an official language? But at the same time there are potential benefits that would come from having and official language. Secondly, Yeah learning another language is hard and maybe people immigrating to this country should be more fluent in American English, but would it kill us to learn another language? Most other countries do, why can't we? Oh that's right, it would take effort. God forbid we do something that would not only make our lives easier, but the lives of others easier as well.Then we start straying away from the issue of language and into the issue of immigration, legal and illegal, should people have to learn English in order to be a citizen? This is definitely not an issue that will be resolved over night, and its not an issue that threatens our way of life in any large aspect, but it is an issue, and in the end we will find a way to communicate.