Is the United States a Spanish-speaking country? I posted this question here on italki a few years ago, and it was controversial, to say the least. Since then, I've gathered a lot more information about this subject. My main argument now is: You need to let go of the mentality of countries being monolingual. It's no longer "black or white". There are many shades of gray. In Paraguay, the #1 most spoken language at home is Guaraní, with 70% of households using the language. And yet we all consider Paraguay to be a Spanish-speaking country. AND a Guaraní speaking country. In Canada, the French language is concentrated in Quebec. Outside of Canada only 4% of households speak French. And yet we count Canada as a French speaking country, AND an English speaking country. In Belgium, only 1% of people speak German natively. And yet German is an official language in Belgium. Contrast all of this with the United States, where Spanish is spoken in 13% of households, and in three states (California, Texas and New Mexico) 1 out of 4 people speak Spanish. The Spanish language was present in what today is the US decades before the English language. The first governor of Florida was a Spanish speaker. The oldest city in the US was founded by him. The largest chunk of what today is the US was once part of the Spanish Empire. When the US acquired this land, it came complete with lots of Spanish speakers, lots of place names in Spanish and lots of Hispanic culture. So, can we really say that Spanish is a "foreign language" in the US? Can we really dismiss the idea that it's a legit Spanish-speaking country? I expand upon these ideas in this video: https://youtu.be/D8FSKHQabDw