U.S. English, Inc. Mourns Passage of Former President Ronald Reagan

During the bicentennial of our Constitution, it is fitting that you meet in the city where it was drafted. The language the Founding Fathers used to write our charter of government is the shared, unifying language of our nation, and a key to full and fair opportunity for all Americans. It is important to promote proficiency in English while also upholding our national tradition of cultural diversity. By emphasizing the importance of a common language, we safeguard a proud legacy and help to ensure that America’s future will be as great as her past.

You have my best wishes for your meeting and for the future. God bless you.

Sincerely,
Ronald Reagan

In a statement today, U.S. English Chairman Mauro E. Mujica said:

“I join with the 1.8 million members of U.S. English, Inc. as well as millions nationwide, in mourning the passing of former President Ronald W. Reagan. His dedication to the people of the United States and its proud freedoms are ideals that we will always treasure and will be sorely missed.

“Under President Reagan’s leadership, the first legislation to make English the official language of the United States was introduced by Sen. S.I. Hayakawa, who would later found U.S. English, Inc. Three times during Reagan’s term, the Senate considered and passed measures that would have given the United States common language legislation.

“It is my hope that we will spend the next several days remembering a man whose courageous leadership brought us years of prosperity. However, our true effort to remember Ronald Reagan should be to finish the few efforts he did not complete, so that, ‘America’s future will be as great as her past.’”