English proficiency on the rise among Latinos

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Author
Krogstad, Jens Manuel; Stepler, Renee; Lopez, Mark Hugo
Institutional Author
Pew Research Center
Details
Resource Type
Report
Acquisition Number
BE025592
Published Date
08-20-2015 3:55 PM
Published Year
2015
Number of Pages
14
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Abstract
A record 33.2 million Hispanics in the U.S. speak English proficiently, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. At the same time that the share of Latinos who speak English proficiently is growing, the share that speaks Spanish at home has been declining over the last 13 years. These shifts coincide with the rise of U.S.-born Hispanics as a share of the nation's Hispanic population, and the slowdown in immigration to the U.S. from Latin America.
Topics
Language Proficiency
English Learner Identification
Demographics