I already speak Spanish, but once amnesty is passed we will have to learn it as it will become the national language. Eitrher that or arabic the way things are going.
“I already speak Spanish, but once amnesty is passed we will have to learn it as it will become the national language. Eitrher that or arabic the way things are going.”
Arabic really seems a stretch. Per the 2000 census there were 1.2 million Arabs in America, and 70% of those were Christians. I used to live in Southern California, and it seemed like all the liquor stores were run by Syrian, Lebanese, or Iraqi Christians.
Most Muslims in America, presumably, aren’t Arabs, but are Pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis, etc. I tried getting info on the Muslim population, but there aren’t any official stats, and guesses range from 1-8 million, which is a huge margin of error.
I’d imagine most Muslims don’t speak Arabic, outside of rote reciting religious verse, any more than most Catholics speak Latin or Orthodox speak Greek/Slavonic.
So yeah, Spanish is going to be the most influential language in the US, for better or for worse, for the foreseeable future. Chinese might be good for international business, but I don’t see it coming up much domestically.