Lawmakers introduce bill to make English the official state language

Three Wisconsin lawmakers introduced a bill Monday to make English the official state language and its already creating controversy.

TODAY AND IT IS CREATINGCONTROVERSY.MATT SMITH HAS THE REASON BEHINDIT.MATT: A N YEAR, ANOTHERATTEMPT.DRAFT LEGISLATION SENT TOLAWMAKERS ON MONDAY THAT ENGLISHWOULD BE THE OFFICIAL STATELANGUAGE OF WISCONSIN.UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH ANDBEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IN ITIS THE KEY TO SUCCESS.MATT: IT WOULD REQUIRE THAT ALLDOCUMENTS THE WRITTEN IN ENGLISHBUT WOULD INCLUDE SOMEEXCEPTIONS TO PROTECT SOMEONESAFETY.MORE THAN TWO DOZEN OTHER STATESHAVE PASSED SIMILAR PROVISIONS.A POLL OUT LAST YEAR SHOWS 77%AMERICANS FAVORED ENGLISH ASTHE NATION’S LANGUAGE.IT IS SOMETHING MEANT TOPROMOTE NATIONAL UNITY.MATT: CRITICS SAY IT IS BLATANTDISCRIMINATION.NO ONE IS ASKING FOR THIS.IT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.IT’S ONLY PURPOSE IS TO PROVOKEDISCRIMINATION AGAINST A GROUPOF PEOPLE AND IT IS DISGUSTINGIN MY OPINION.JOYC MATT JOINS US NOW LIVEFROM THE NEWS ROOM.MATT THREE REPUBLICANSINTRODUCED THEIR PROPO