Hispanic groups criticize Trump for declaring English as an official US language.

Hispanic organizations and leaders criticized the order of the US President Donald Trumpto make English the official language of the country when considering that It does not know the cultural diversity of the nationlends itself to discrimination and hinders social services procedures for immigrants.

Civil Group Defenders denounced Monday that the measure It is a direct attack against the communities that speak other languagesamong them the Latin, The largest ethnic minority in the country with more than 65 million people19% of the American population.

“This action is not just about language, but about a dangerous strategy to point out, monitor and attack communities According to their origin and beliefs, regardless of whether they are US citizens or not, “the Latin Voto organization lamented.

He recalled that the United States is home to more than 66 million people who speak a language other than English In its homes and has a linguistic diversity of more than 350 languages.

For the United Latin American Citizens League (LULAC, in English), the oldest Hispanic organization in the country, it is about A “attack” to the diversity and economy of the country.