In a region filled with Spanish place names and Spanish speakers, the Spanish language has long been seen as “threatening," and a thing that needs to be “contained.”
There are many people who speak other languages. This is less about, “Spanish”, than what we should decide is a critical size of a language population for government to have to support it and how much. Where I live, the government supports three other languages and that comes with an expense, which we’ve decided is justified.
There are many people who speak other languages. This is less about, “Spanish”, than what we should decide is a critical size of a language population for government to have to support it and how much. Where I live, the government supports three other languages and that comes with an expense, which we’ve decided is justified.