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(German immigration was gigantic in the Midwest in the 19th century. Pennsylvania would be bilingual in English and German, but english would predominate.)
I wish America was bilingual in English and French like Canada. Both are the main official languages of the UN, and French is the most beautiful language in the world.
Spanish is spoken by only 12% of the U.S. population, and most second or third generation Hispanic immigrants do not speak Spanish so the Spanish language is basically in decline.
English is the predominant language in 88 countries, French in 33 countries, and Spanish in 20 countries.
The better question, which language should immigrants learn to speak for them to be "culturally assimilated" enough for the anti-foreigner crowd? Or should they have to learn them all to be true Americans?
I wish America was bilingual in English and French like Canada. Both are the main official languages of the UN, and French is the most beautiful language in the world.
Spanish is spoken by only 12% of the U.S. population, and most second or third generation Hispanic immigrants do not speak Spanish so the Spanish language is basically in decline.
English is the predominant language in 88 countries, French in 33 countries, and Spanish in 20 countries.
Where is your empirical data that shows Spanish is in decline? By 2050 the majority ethnic group in the US will be Hispanic.
(German immigration was gigantic in the Midwest in the 19th century. Pennsylvania would be bilingual in English and German, but english would predominate.)
The better question, which language should immigrants learn to speak for them to be "culturally assimilated" enough for the anti-foreigner crowd? Or should they have to learn them all to be true Americans?
Why English which is the global language of business.
Where is your empirical data that shows Spanish is in decline? By 2050 the majority ethnic group in the US will be Hispanic.
But we keep constantly being told that Hispanics are assimilating to English in our country and that by 2-3 generations that Spanish is all but lost. Hmm.
Imagine if the United States was multilingual like Switzerland
If the U.S. was multilingual like Switzerland, then half the country wouldn't be able to understand what the othe half is talking about.
Kind of like right now.
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