>But Gonz saying its "symbolic only / nothing changes" tells me that its a bit of pandering and 'look busy'.


Nothing changes in terms of civil rights.

That's an important message for the government to get out, I'd think.

The idea of a law about a national language in some minds, perhaps an old man in Chinatown, NYC somewhere, may react by thinking if he doesn't learn English, he could be charged with a crime, or sent away.

That shouldn't be the case, and as the AG says, that isn't the case.