Hurray for Teachers More children in the United States are now bilingual and more of them speak English well, from about 40 percent in 1980 to 82 percent in 2011. Source: Federal Interagency Forum.
Source: Federal Interagency Forum.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, October (1992, 1995 and 1999) and November (1979 and 1989) and Current Population Surveys and 2000–1011 American Community Survey.