Languages We Speak

The Migration Policy Institute issued a Limited English Proficient Population in the United States in 2015. The organization reported 61.6 million U.S. residents spoke languages other than English. Twenty-five million of this group had limited English proficiency. The federal agency says LEP refers to any person age five and older that don't speak ...

Health insurance is a necessity for every person living in the United States. The Affordable Health Care Act allowed more uninsured people to get covered. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 91.2 percent of Americans had health insurance in 2017. Still, 28.5 million residents didn't have health coverage during the year. Insurance shields policyhol...

There is an urgent need among schools for more interpreters who are able to be physically present and provide quality services. English Learners are in need of these services in order to receive a quality education, as well as non-English speaking parents who desire to know what and how their children are doing in class. It can be troubling when lo...

Lawyers act on behalf of their clients at some of the most challenging times of their lives. Legal advocacy is often a very serious matter, when an individual's freedom may be at stake. In this high-stress environment, effective communication between client and advocate is always difficult, but it becomes even harder when there is a language barrie...

Who is at fault when parents misunderstand medical instructions due to a language barrier, and their child dies as a result? Public pressure to answer that question caused laws to evolve several times recently because of such a situation. America has been a melting pot of languages since its inception, and that is no different today. There are over...