| What is the importance of learning Spanish today? | | | | speak and understand English and Spanish. Some |
| According to figures released by the United | | | | American companies may require you to speak |
| States Census Bureau in 2008, 45.5 million U.S. | | | | and understand Spanish; but if your job does not |
| residents claim Hispanic ancestry. 34 million | | | | require you to be bilingual in Spanish, it may give |
| Americans aged 5 and over speak Spanish at | | | | you better job security and even a pay rise in |
| home. And Hispanics are the fastest-growing | | | | the near future, since you will be considered a |
| "minority" group in the United States; in some | | | | bigger company asset because you have become |
| states, they can't really be considered a minority | | | | so versatile. In circumstances where an |
| at all. | | | | English-speaking person is required, you can do the |
| But what does this mean to you? If you're not | | | | job because English is your native language, but in |
| Hispanic yourself, and your town doesn't have a | | | | situations requiring a Spanish speaker, you can fill |
| large Hispanic population, why learn Spanish? The | | | | that slot too. The importance of learning Spanish, |
| reason is that you will be amazed how many job | | | | in many cases, equals your ability to be a team |
| opportunities exist for people in America who can | | | | player in today's economy. |