Foreign language speakers at all-time high among U.S. residents

Published October 6, 2014 9:00am ET



The percentage of people speaking a language other than English at home in America has reached an all-time high of 61.8 million, according to a group that advocates for low immigration levels, including a 22 percent increase in Arabic speakers.

The Center for Immigration Studies compiled data from the a 2013 U.S. Census survey and came to the conclusion that one in five U.S. residents over the age of 4 does not speak English at home.

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