”40 percent of Californians spoke a language other than English at home…./……/….Reflecting this new diversity, 18 percent of all residents who were at least 5 years old spoke a language other than English at home, up 4 percent from 1990. Of those people, 60 percent spoke Spanish, and 43 percent reported that they did not speak English "very well…./……/…..the populations of 27 states are now at least 5 percent foreign-born, compared with 14 states in 1980. States with large populations of new immigrants tended to ride the economic upswing. In a dozen states, including Nevada, more than half the population was born in other states or overseas…."

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/06/national/06CENS.html?todaysheadlines


Does any of this represent interesting trends?