re: Spanish speaking in the United States

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I think that it's similar. The immigrants back then would move to communities like Little Italy where they could speak their native language and their kids would grow up speaking both, but mainly English. Many people now talk about how their grandparents or great grandparents never spoke much English.

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I think it i sorta bullshite how we did everything we could to push out french in Louisiana, including punishing school kids out in the country that spoke french in school, but now we are all suppose to learn spanish accommodate these people who are benefitting from this country.

My grandfather was first generation american, all he ever spoke was English. My other grandfather grew up speaking french at home, but was given an english first name, and forced to speak english in school.

Maybe we just aren't used to a new generation of immigrants, and this is how it has always been, but i see less assimilation other cultures.