Actually, English is the official language. There were Germans here at the time and German was also considered. Whatever the issue. For dealing with each other, in business, in public and in private ways we need one language. English was it. Until we got was it is now called woke. People from other countries in their own neighborhoods could use their homeland nations language to their hearts content. Ethnic and cultural parties go at it. However, when we deal with each other English is the language.