English will soon be the official language of the United States. President Donald Trump will make that change by signing an executive order, according to a white house official. This marks the first time in US history that an official language was designated on a national level.

The order is expected to be largely symbolic but would be a victory for America’s English-only movement, which has long had ties to efforts to reduce immigration and restrict bilingual education.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, and activists and advocacy groups are alarmed by what that will mean for non-English speakers when it comes to immigration,