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How Can Spanish Be A Mandatory Language?
Who would have thought that English could one day be dethroned by Spanish as the world’s most spoken language? Especially in the United States, Hispanics are becoming more and more plentiful. Through time, immigrants from Latin America have introduced to and shared their culture with Americans. They have changed the country and have helped shape it, and are continuing to do so today. The United States is a land of diversity and sharing, and Hispanic culture is a real part of it. Spanish should be a mandatory language class in the U.S. because of the growth of the language.
Today, knowing Spanish is necessary for American children. According to Babbel Magazine, Spanish is now the world’s most spoken language after Chinese. American children feel like they do not need to speak another language fluently because everyone speaks English. Unfortunately, this is not true anymore. Speaking a second language fluently is a really good quality in today’s world. Spanish is becoming more and more popular all over the world and knowing Spanish would open whole continents to them. It would expand their culture and their knowledge. It means they would be able to
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They are the biggest minority in the country. According to the Daily Mail, the number of Hispanics went from 7 million in 1970 to 57 million in 2015. The number is even predicted to double by 2050. As Stephen Balkaran says in his article for the Huffington Post, the blending of various Hispanics’ identities, cultures, traditions and lifestyles makes America culturally Hispanic without many of us even realizing it. Teaching Spanish to American children would educate them about their country and would make them realize how important it is in their country’s history. If we think about it, Hispanics greatly contributed to our economic and politics. In brief, American children should learn Spanish because of the essential place and influence it has in the United States’ past and

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