An anecdote regarding the English only kerfuffle:
My ancestry is primarily from Puerto Rico on one side, and Ireland on the other. While I was growing up, my Puerto Rican mother insisted that her children only be taught English, since she did want us held back by not being able to speak English correctly. She thought learning Spanish would interfere with our ability to learn English.
Her fears were unwarranted, of course, since young children can easily learn multiple languages at the same time. But her attitude was reflective of the mindset of earlier immigrants (her family arrived in America in 1946 when she was four ); that of a desire to be considered true Americans. And for her, speaking English fluently, (which she herself learned to do), was a sign of being American.
I personally don’t see how declaring a national language is racist. If I were to retire in France, I would make every effort to improve on my HS French. Are the French racist for wanting everything in French (well maybe they are a bad example) 
