President Donald Trump’s edict this past week declaring English as our official language is at odds with America's long traditions of meeting immigrants halfway in their heritage languages.

Reflecting on America’s openness to immigrants and the need for newcomers to assimilate, Theodore Roosevelt wrote that “we have room for but one language here and that is the English language ...

Instead, hosts like Lester Holt and David Muir used imprecise language like 'the Florida coast' and 'the Gulf' to refer to the body of water - a decision seemingly made in apparent deference to Donald ...