Question

Carlos was born in the united states to immigrant parents. he has a higher income and education than his father, is more likely to identify himself as an american, speaks spanish and english fluently, and is less likely to ascribe to traditional values than his parents. according to the pew hispanic center, to which generation of hispanic adults does carlos belong?

Answer 1

According to the Pew Hispanic Center, Carlos would probably be a member of the second-generation of Hispanic immigrants. Second-generation Hispanic immigrants differ from the first generation because they were born and raised in the U.S, thus associating themselves more with cultural values that are espoused in the American society.

However, they would be bilinguals because their parents would still talk in their native language – at the same time, though, these generation’s English skills would probably be better than his parents’.