Read the passage below and in the text box answer the questi…
Read the passage below and in the text box answer the question that follows. Part 3 America Doesn’t Need an Official LanguageBy Carlos LozadaOpinion Columnist (New York Times, March 6, 2025) So, it’s not that I reject the arguments about efficiency and empowerment; I just question the need for a presidential order to enshrine them. I was tested on my English skills when I became a U.S. citizen a decade ago, but the market tells immigrants we must learn the language, more clearly than the government ever could. Where Trump’s order moves from redundancy to confusion to cynicism is in its statement that a single official language will “cultivate a shared American culture” and “reinforce shared national values.” After all, what is our shared culture if not the mix of cultures — including languages — that make and remake America every day? You may as well argue that a single cuisine or a single style of music or a single literary genre is more truly American than any other. Thank God that my immigrant childhood means I can read Cervantes and Mario Vargas Llosa in Spanish and Shakespeare and Toni Morrison in English. If I can, why wouldn’t I? I grew up with two languages, and I regret not learning a third the way other people learn a second. Think how much richer the nation would be if we all knew more languages, not fewer, if we embraced a multiplicity of influences rather than shielding ourselves from them. In the textbox, use your own words (not not copy from the text) write 1-2 complete sentences to answer the question. Question: What can you infer about the author’s opinion on learning multiple languages based? How do you know that?
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