Advantage Of Bilingualism In The Latino Community

Bilingualism in the Latino community is abundant and has shown to be a beneficial skill to have, however monolingualism has continued to be promoted when they arrive in the United States. Half of the planet is bilingual due to the fact that it is encouraged by many countries because of the numerous advantages. So, in my opinion, it should be encouraged for everyone to possess this skill, but to my surprise, that is not the case for the United States. A couple of advantages of learning a secondary language is faster problem-solving skills and the delaying of dementia. Potowski explained how when a person immigrates here, they usually do not speak English, whereas their children and grandchildren do as they go through the education system. Unfortunately, …show more content…
Throughout the video there were a number of subjects, such language, the effect of increased numbers of Latinos, and the priority issues of their communities. When examining language, Ramos made stated, “language does not unite us, what unites us, it is the possibility.” I concur with this statement. Furthermore, I think it is the language that make us closer. When we meet new people that speak different languages, it increases the likelihood of that person learning a new language to communicate with that person they met. It is also an opportunity for people to find other ways of communicating. For instance, there are some people that do not have the ability to communicate with words. So, this would be an opportunity for two people that do not speak the same language to find a different way to communicate. They also mentioned the priority issues of the Latino community, which were jobs and the economy. To me, this addressed some of the known misconceptions about Latinos. The misconceptions stating Latinos are an economic burden and take all of the jobs. If they were taking all of our jobs, they’re unemployment rate would not be higher than any other racial