One last thing
Off to bed now, but in case you need something to read at work tomorrow, here's an interesting article:
The next 100 million and the face of America [csmonitor.com]
The predicted 24% hispanic population by 2050 makes me glad to be learning Spanish now. Not that I really need to. Only if you're a jackass like Samuel Huntington do you think that hispanic immigrants don't learn English. Indeed, if you feel like checking out this excellent book review, second-generation immigrants are essentially bilingual, while 60% of third-generation kids only speak English at home.
[source: Douglas S. Massey, review of Huntington's Who We Are in Population and Development Review, September 2004]
The next 100 million and the face of America [csmonitor.com]
The predicted 24% hispanic population by 2050 makes me glad to be learning Spanish now. Not that I really need to. Only if you're a jackass like Samuel Huntington do you think that hispanic immigrants don't learn English. Indeed, if you feel like checking out this excellent book review, second-generation immigrants are essentially bilingual, while 60% of third-generation kids only speak English at home.
[source: Douglas S. Massey, review of Huntington's Who We Are in Population and Development Review, September 2004]
posted by Robin @ 9:04 PM
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2nd and 3rd generation kids, yes, but a LOT of first generation immigrants unfortunately don't learn English.
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