过去必须要根据本地人口分布来决定是否要提供中文还是西文的,现在可以正大光明不提供了。
如果真的不提供双语, 这到底政府算是更有效率(省钱)还是更没效率(少沟通)了?选择哪个方向估计要看当政的政党的喜好。
The order will allow government agencies and organizations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer documents and services in language other than English, according to a fact sheet about the impending order.
The executive order will rescind a mandate from former President Bill Clinton that required the government and organizations that received federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.
Designating English as the national language “promotes unity, establishes efficiency in government operations, and creates a pathway for civic engagement,” according to the White House.