Lately, it seems Iowa’s government officials have gotten out of control as they try to run this state.

Forgotten is their duty to serve the people of Iowa; instead, our legislators have found it necessary to spend countless hours and funds to devise new laws that state information we all already know and generally abide by.

It is such a waste of time and resources for our government to actually consider passing a law that would make English the official language of our Midwestern state.

Last time we looked around, most of the people were speaking English. And those who were not were trying to learn how.

It seems awfully rude for a state to tell its citizens that unless they can speak the official language, then they will not receive any help or guidance when trying to fill out the already confusing governmental forms.

After all, the main argument for having an official language is so the government does not have to publish government documents in multiple languages.

Seems like about 221 years ago, the group of people who started this country made the decision that most of us would speak English.

They did, however, create a law to kick out the French- and Spanish-speaking citizens. Instead, they just assumed that if people were going to live in this country, they would most likely learn the English language.

Learn is the key word here. How can these people learn to speak our language if they do not receive proper help and guidance when they first arrive in this country?

It is not asking a lot from a government to print official documents in multiple languages in order to help those people who are already struggling with the culture shock of our country.

We’re tired of the argument “If they can’t speak our language, they shouldn’t be here.”

Well, if each of us were to go back to our roots and the languages our ancestors spoke when they first arrived in this country, it might be difficult for us, too.

It’s time we stop focusing on everybody’s differences and forcing them to assimilate to what we view as “the Iowa way of life.”

It’s hard enough for people who move here from another country without our government sending them the message to get lost before they even have the opportunity to help improve our state.