American Identity
What culture did the U.S. originally grow out of?
Anglo-Protestant culture
What country sends the most immigrants to the U.S.?
Mexico
What language do many Hispanic immigrants keep using?
Spanish
In which U.S. region do most Hispanic immigrants live?
The Southwest
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What language became central to American identity?
English
Are Hispanic immigrants arriving in small or very large numbers?
Very large numbers
What language could compete with English in the U.S.?
Spanish
What city in Florida became very Hispanic, especially Cuban?
Miami
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What did Huntington say is the “American dream” built on?
freedom and opportunity shaped by Anglo-Protestant values
Do many Hispanic immigrants enter legally or illegally?
Both, but many come illegally
What kind of schools teach in both English and Spanish?
Bilingual schools
By 2000, almost half the people in Los Angeles were what group?
Hispanics
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What two things define American identity today?
Culture and creed
By 2050, what share of the U.S. could be Hispanic?
About one quarter (25%)
Why do many Hispanic parents want their kids to know Spanish?
To keep their culture and pride
During California’s 1994 immigrant law protests, what flags did people wave?
Mexican flags
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If settled by Spanish or Portuguese Catholics, the U.S. would look more like which countries?
Mexico, Brazil, or Quebec
What makes Hispanic immigration unique compared to past waves?
Its size, closeness, and persistence
What does Huntington fear if Spanish stays strong across generations?
The U.S. could split into two cultures and languages
Some predict the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico could one day form what?
“The Republic of the North”
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