I guess my experience is a little different. New Mexico is a bilingual state. It's in our constitution. And, in my opinion, it makes our state richer.

And yes, the other posters are correct the U.S. has no official language.

When I get frustrated that someone doesn't speak English in the U.S. I remember my own relatives arriving at Ellis Island, and wonder how long it took them to learn English, while working all day, raising a family, and trying to survive. Living within communities they could afford, which were often inhabited by others who knew only their language. It's a wonder they ever learned English. Especially considering they could neither read nor write. Second languages are hard to learn, as evidenced by the fact that many of us don't have one.