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A majority of English-speaking Hispanics in the U.S. are bilingual Pew Research Center
"Our 2011 surveyshowed that Latino adults valued both the ability to speak English and to speak Spanish. Fully 87% said Latino immigrants need to learn English to succeed. At the same time, nearly all (95%) said it is important for future generations of U.S. Hispanics to speak Spanish."
And yet, by the third generation, most speak English exclusively.
http://www.pewhispanic.org/2007/11/29/7586/
"There are striking generational differences among Latinos, especially between those born outside the U.S. and their U.S.-born children, in the ability to speak or read English. Spanish is the pervasive language of the first generation of adult Hispanics, those born outside the U.S. Their U.S.-born children, the second generation, are comfortable with both English and Spanish but much more likely to speak English at home and at work. By the third and later generations, children of U.S.-born parents, English use is universal and although many know how to speak Spanish, they do not often do so."
A Growing Share of Latinos Get Their News in English Pew Research Center s Hispanic Trends Project
"The language of news media consumption is changing for Hispanics: a growing share of Latino adults are consuming news in English from television, print, radio and internet outlets, and a declining share are doing so in Spanish, according to survey findings from the Pew Research Center."
Bilingualism Persists But English Still Dominates migrationpolicy.org
"English is almost universally accepted by the children and grandchildren of the immigrants who have come to the U.S. in great numbers since the 1960s, which means these children have high levels of linguistic assimilation. Moreover, by the third generation (grandchildren of immigrants), only a minority in any group maintains bilingualism."
So you see, some of y'all can get off the panic button.
"Our 2011 surveyshowed that Latino adults valued both the ability to speak English and to speak Spanish. Fully 87% said Latino immigrants need to learn English to succeed. At the same time, nearly all (95%) said it is important for future generations of U.S. Hispanics to speak Spanish."
And yet, by the third generation, most speak English exclusively.
http://www.pewhispanic.org/2007/11/29/7586/
"There are striking generational differences among Latinos, especially between those born outside the U.S. and their U.S.-born children, in the ability to speak or read English. Spanish is the pervasive language of the first generation of adult Hispanics, those born outside the U.S. Their U.S.-born children, the second generation, are comfortable with both English and Spanish but much more likely to speak English at home and at work. By the third and later generations, children of U.S.-born parents, English use is universal and although many know how to speak Spanish, they do not often do so."
A Growing Share of Latinos Get Their News in English Pew Research Center s Hispanic Trends Project
"The language of news media consumption is changing for Hispanics: a growing share of Latino adults are consuming news in English from television, print, radio and internet outlets, and a declining share are doing so in Spanish, according to survey findings from the Pew Research Center."
Bilingualism Persists But English Still Dominates migrationpolicy.org
"English is almost universally accepted by the children and grandchildren of the immigrants who have come to the U.S. in great numbers since the 1960s, which means these children have high levels of linguistic assimilation. Moreover, by the third generation (grandchildren of immigrants), only a minority in any group maintains bilingualism."
So you see, some of y'all can get off the panic button.
