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J. J.
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« on: October 13, 2012, 10:22:06 PM »

Speaking from both family experience and those of coworkers/neighbors, it is fairly common for people to speak English as their primary language (as adults) where their parents/grandparents spoke another language. 

We actually had a woman in our office who was Hispanic and was assigned to a position because everyone assumed she could speak Spanish; she didn't speak a word of it.

Spanish would either be recent immigrants (who might not fluent) or older people, as noted.

I would wonder if there are some places in the Southwest where Spanish is basically the first language in the community.
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J. J.
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« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2012, 11:16:16 PM »

You can get ballots in non-English languages in many states. It's not that hard.

My voter registration card was sent in English and Spanish. 
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