What is the future of Spanish in the US?
by zakiya bannks
1. today, 3/4 of all Hispanics ages 5 and older speak Spanish.
2. the share of Hispanics that speak spanish reached 78% in the 2000's
3. Hispanics say that it is improtant that younger generations speak spanish
4. There is around 37 million Hispanic Spanish Speakers in the U.S
5. the number of Spanish speakers is projected to rise through 2020 to 39 million and 43 million
6. about a third ( 34%) of Hispanics will speak only English speak only English at home by 20202, up from 25% in 2010, according to Ortman and Shin
