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America is brimming with Spanish-speaking bilingual residents, so get used to it

I didn’t know that the refrigerator delivery men who arrived at my home earlier this week were bilingual. It was only after I showed them my beat-up old fridge, and wondered out loud if it would fit t... read more

Exclusive: High Rate of Absentee Ballot Rejection Reeks of Voter Suppression

Like so ... residents are foreign-born. The county’s poverty rate is lower than the state’s average. Gwinnett has revised its ballot since the last general election. It is the first county in Georgia ... read more

Best job candidates are qualified

I had mentioned this issue to Mr. Gonzalez about what must be done to have a bilingual person on the fire department. He or she must pass an exam and be high on the list. I also explained to Gonzalez ... read more

American Canyon evacuation center largely empty so far

“A lot of people in Calistoga are Spanish speaking, and they’re afraid to come” here because they think ICE agents will get them, said American Canyon resident Karina Servente ... the bleachers of the ... read more

Indiana governor breaks with lawmakers in call for hate crimes bill

My column’s headline: "America is brimming with Spanish-speaking bilingual residents, so get used to it." I wrote that headline as a matter of fact, based on statistics. In other words, as a descripti... read more

What I Meant by ‘Third World’ Miami

In fact, they suggest that the only immigrants Miami wants are Spanish-speaking immigrants from Latin America ... so critical at the turn of the 20th century has nearly disappeared in some cities here ... read more

Decline of common language threatens way Americans communicate

But Americans ... 12 million who are bilingual, they comprise a larger bloc than the number of Spanish speakers in Spain. Only Mexico has more, and by 2050, the Census Bureau estimates the U.S. will h... read more

Failure of America’s Two Parties

On the Democratic side, before a primary vote had even been cast, Bernie Sanders was severely disadvantaged by the support that so-called ... did get reported on in the media, much of the coverage por... read more

Ford Idaho Center death highlights Hispanic community fears

Local leaders in Canyon County’s Hispanic community aren’t surprised by these fears or residents ... Bilingual officers get paid more and, as new officers, get higher testing points. The Nampa Police ... read more

Police make slow progress in hiring bilingual officers

Jeff Troendly said of his department’s efforts to hire Spanish-speaking personnel. “You hope you get more than that ... who wishes more people were bilingual so as to better understand other people’s ... read more

A Lonely Life for Immigrants in America's Rust Belt

Mora-Mowry is one of the hundreds of thousands of people from other countries who have immigrated to one of America’s Rust ... Spanish-speaking immigrants when she first arrived at the ministry, 13 ye... read more

What you need to know for your trip to Cuba

So ... bilingual guide and the touristy spots typically have someone who can speak some English. But it helps to be able to speak at least some Spanish when visiting a Spanish-speaking nation, Cuba St... read more