In many areas of Miami, Spanish has become the predominant language, replacing English in everyday life. Anyone from Latin America could feel at home on the streets, without having to pronounce a single word in English.
In stores, shopkeepers wait on their clients in Spanish. Universities offer programs for Spanish speakers. And in supermarkets, banks, restaurants - even at the post office and government offices - information is given and assistance is offered in Spanish. In Miami, doctors and nurses speak Spanish with their patients and a large portion of advertising is in Spanish. Daily newspapers and radio and television stations cater to the Hispanic public.
But this situation, so pleasing to Latin American immigrants, makes some English speakers feel marginalized. In the 1950s, it's estimated that more than 80 percent of Miami-Dade County residents were non-Hispanic whites. But in 2006, the Census Bureau estimates that number was only 18.5 percent, and in 2015 it is forecast to be 14 percent. Hispanics now make up about 60 percent.http://ap.indystar.com/dynamic/stories/M/MIAMI_WITHOUT_ENGLISH?SITE=ININS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Indianapolis seguirá Miami que substituye inglés en vida cotidiana. Gracias por la lectura
5/29/2008
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Indianapolis seguirá Miami en el reemplazo de inglés por español como la lengua primaria
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