In addition, the work force is dominated by those who are bilingual earn a greater income on average per year than their counterparts who are monolingual. According to Jeffrey Nelson, a writer for Omniglot, “In the United States, bilinguals earn on average about $7,000 more than monolingual speakers.” (Nelson). As shown by the quote from Nelson, bilinguals earn approximately seven thousand more dollars per year than those who know only one language, which results in huge economical advantages throughout a lifetime. According to Student Loan Hero, all American student loan debts combined total 1.26 trillion dollars, resulting in those who speak two languages having over seventy thousand dollars more than their fellow graduates who speak only one language once the normal ten year payment plan is completed. Making up fifteen percent of the population, hispanics count for a large portion of the population.
