Spanish: Official Miami-Dade Language ? (Hialeah, Palm Beach: transplants, home, manufacturing)

[MiamiDominican92]

According to research, in 200, 2/3 (or around 60%) of Miami Dade county spoke Spanish, or were bilingual at home (14 years later it should be way much higher)
Research at the U: Spanish speakers in Miami are decreasing | The Miami Hurricane

We see Spanish banners, and Spanish speakers in masses everywhere, with the highest populated areas in the county (such as Miami city at over 70%, and in West/ Hialeah at over 90%) with the highest concentration/ percentages anywhere in the nation.


Should we make this beautiful - Romanticist language, the first European language in the country and specially the first European language from a former Spanish Empire area such as Florida?


Please be civil or adhere to the consequences, lol jk.

[bhamoutlook]

It makes sense in some ways but I also think that it could hinder some growth. I would think that companies trying to do business in Miami would limit the city if Spanish ever became the official language. I know it's already basically that way, but making it official may compound the issue.

[blueherons]

Why does Miami need an official language when the United States doesn't have one?

Miami is already a foreign city inside the US, why does it need to be any more different?

[tankhead]

English is still more widely spoken by a very large margin in Miami than Spanish is.

Most local TV, radio stations, and periodicals are in English as well.

Isn't it contradictory for the OP to post a poll of whether or not Spanish should be the official language here while also posting an article stating a study that indicates that Spanish speakers are decreasing. OP, you answered your own question with your article.

My own opinion is that it is an idiotic idea to make Spanish the official language here. There is absolutely no benefit to it.

[UKWildcat1981]

In Dade county and Miami yes but once you hit Broward and Palm Beach counties you have more Jewish and Italian and Irish transplants from NY, NJ and MA than you do Spanish speaking people.

[ace587]

so were gonna be like Montreal now?

[HotandHumid]

Considering that most Americans think that people in other countries that serve American tourists should speak English, I'd think that Miami would see a massive drop in English speaking tourists to the area which would cause a big loss of jobs in Miami's economy, which is based on tourism and not manufacturing, if Spanish were to become the official language of Miami. Miami could not depend on tourism from Central and Latin America to keep it's economy going if it lost it's English speaking tourism base since the economies and leadership in those countries have a long history of instability and seem to rise and fall almost as often as the ocean tides do.

[blueherons]

Originally Posted by HotandHumid

Considering that most Americans think that people in other countries that serve American tourists should speak English, I'd think that Miami would see a massive drop in English speaking tourists to the area which would cause a big loss of jobs in Miami's economy, which is based on tourism and not manufacturing, if Spanish were to become the official language of Miami. Miami could not depend on tourism from Central and Latin America to keep it's economy going if it lost it's English speaking tourism base since the economies and leadership in those countries have a long history of instability and seem to rise and fall almost as often as the ocean tides do.

Actually, international trade and international banking generate more money than tourism.

A good majority of Miami's tourism is comprised on foreigners whose first language is not English.

I don't think the impact would be as bad as you think however I think making Spanish the official language of Miami is a horrible idea.

After all, I go to Rome and Barcelona knowing that English is not the language for either of those cities.

[FlyMIA]

Ballots, Government pamphlets, county customer services etc.. is already in three languages.

To make it "official" is just dumb and inefficient. English will but the language of the law, making it the language of business transactions. Not sure what else you would want an "official" language for. You want street signs in Spanish too?

[MiamiDominican92]

I suggest creating a Latin American Union, and making Miami the capital of it, working as a semi-autonomous self reliant part of the United States and the simultaneously Latin American Union (LAUN)