In 1980 there were 11 million Spanish speakers in the US. There were 15 million people speaking S...

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In 1980 there were 11 million Spanish speakers in the US. There were 15 million people speaking Spanish in 1990. Between 1990 and 2000 the number of people speaking Spanish increased very much. by Mind Map: In 1980 there were 11 million Spanish speakers in the US. There were 15 million people speaking Spanish in 1990. Between 1990 and 2000 the number of people speaking Spanish increased very much.

1. The story of the spanish language in the U.S. is still unfolding. Whether it follows the same pattern of decline in use as other non-English languages, such as Italian, German or Polish, remains to be seen. Nonetheless, the path that Spanish takes could be different.

2. Today, three-fourths of all Hispanics ages 5 and older speak Spanish. However, that share is projected to fall to about two-thirds in 2020. the share of Hispanics that speak Spanish reached 78% in the 2000s.

3. According to a paper by U.S. Census Burea Demographers Jennifer Ortman and Hyon B. Shin, the number of Spanish speakers is projected to rise through 2020 to anywhere between 39 to 43 million, depending on the assumption one makes about immigration.