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¶ … Official Language Movement: Hispanic Cultural Interest
The focus of this work is the official language movement and bilingualism in education politics in the United States, which is an important Hispanic-American cultural interest.
One of the fastest growing groups in the United States is the group of Hispanics and it was reported in the 1990 U.S. census that there were 22.4 million Hispanics or Latinos in the United States, which was up from 14.5 million in 1980. (Garcia, 2011, paraphrased) Hispanics are reported to be concentrated in the states of California, New York, Florida, Texas and Illinois, all of these states that when taken together "comprise over half of the electoral vote majority needed for election to the presidency." (Garcia, 2011)
Age a Key Factor that Limits Political Participation
There are several factors that are reported to hinder the political participation of Hispanics as well as hindering their development "into a unified voting bloc." (Garcia, 2011) One factor reported is their youth population as the median age reported for the Hispanic population is 25.5 years of age however, with some groups being younger. (Garcia, 2011, paraphrased) The two largest groups of Hispanics are the Mexican-Americans and the Puerto Ricans, with an average of 21 and 20 years of age respectively. The third reported...
The Cubans are reported to have shown the greatest level of political participation among the three largest groups of Hispanics in the United States. (Garcia, 2011, paraphrased)
II. Lack of Citizenship
Lack of Citizenship among Hispanics who are legally in the United States limits the groups voting. It is reported that approximately 52% of Hispanics living in the United States legally did not vote due to being ineligible because they are not yet citizens. Another stated factor is that of poverty since a correlation exists between socioeconomic indicators including level of education and income and level of political participation. (Garcia, 2011, paraphrased),
III. The United States and Official Language
It is reported that many individuals are surprised to discover that there is no official language in the United States although it is assumed by many individuals that English is the official language. There have been efforts to make English the official language of the United States however, to date, these attempts have failed. (U.S. Constitution Online, 2011, paraphrased)
IV. Foreign Policy Report
In a 2004 Foreign Policy report entitled "The Hispanic Challenge" Samuel P. Huntington writes that the "persistent inflow of…
References
Constitutional: Official Language (2011) U.S. Constitution Online. Retrieved from: http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_lang.html
Garcia, Maria-Cristina (2011) Hispanic-Americans: An Under-Represented Group in American Politics. ARNET. Retrieved from: http://www.americansc.org.uk/Online/garcia.htm
Huntington, Samuel (2004) The Hispanic Challenge. Foreign Policy. May 2004. Retrieved from: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/blogs/gems/culturalagency1/SamuelHuntingtonTheHispanicC.pdf
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