“Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success.” -Paul J. Meyer

In the article Democrats and Republicans Speak Different Languages–And It Helps Explain Why We’re So Divided, author Mark Abadi discussed how the jargon used by various news sources is widening the gap between the left and right and making it difficult more for the system to function and to find common ground.  The undertone of the article was a jab at Dr. Frank Luntz, the Republican writer who has been largely responsible for disseminating the use of particular buzzwords on partisan issues since the 1990’s.  Claims are made about this tactic being highly successful in rallying support for partisan causes, which Democrats only look at unfavorably when it works against them.

If one considers the difference among terminology within the English language to be polarizing, it begs the question of why the larger linguistic issue–the widespread use of Spanish throughout America–is being ignored by the left.  If utilizing different buzzwords within the mainstream language is plainly causing divisiveness and discord, it can’t be ignored that undocumented immigrants who are failing to adopt English as their primary tongue is exponentially more polarizing.  It’s not uncommon to find media coverage of people ranting about foreigners not speaking English and liberals gleefully touting their woeful lack of tolerance.  Perhaps, in their frustration, some of these individuals are not expressing themselves in the most appropriate ways, but the underlying message is apparent: when members of a society can’t effectively communicate, it breeds discord and frustration.

Immigration regulation is necessary, not out of disdain for any group, but to allow for assimilation into the hosting culture to keep communication open and the country functioning.  That doesn’t mean that other cultures are bad or inferior, or that anyone is ethnocentric or xenophobic, but that we will become Babylon if we can’t speak to one another for the purposes of commerce or political discourse, at the least.  It’s beyond naive to think that we can continue to function with the rate at which our ability to communicate effectively is declining; which is difficult to fathom in a day and age where no one leaves their home without at least 1 communication device. But since disdain for “press 2 for Spanish” doesn’t fit the pro-open-boarders rhetoric, the language argument will instead be used to denounce republicans.  America needs unity; it’s time to come together under one flag and speak one language to work out our differences.