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The Remesas
By: Daniel Nardini The Nahuas and Mixteca communities in the United States, like all Mexican immigrants, have contributed a lot to the economic life blood of this country. They work… Read more
Indigenous Mexicans and the Future of Mexican Migration
By: Daniel Nardini I had previously written about a study by Princeton University about the declining Mexican immigration—legally or undocumented—to the United States. According to the study, far fewer Mexicans… Read more
The Mexicans Who Do Not Speak Spanish
By: Daniel Nardini A friend told me of one case he knows where a friend of his from Mexico would regularly attend classes to learn—Spanish! Yes, his friend was born… Read more
The Nahua and Mixteca in the U.S.
By: Daniel Nardini The title of this article may not sound right. We know that the Nahua (descendants of the Aztecs) and the Mixteca live in what is now central… Read more
The Future of Spanish: Part II
By: Daniel Nardini In 1910, German was the most commonly used language in the United States after English. At the time it made perfect sense. German immigrants made up the… Read more
The Future of Spanish: Part I
By: Daniel Nardini I have heard the talk frequently about the question, “will English survive in the United States?” Everyone has an opinion on it, including myself. In my view… Read more
Truly American: The Mexican American Native Born
By: Daniel Nardini According to the Pew Hispanic Center, the number of Mexican immigrants to the United States—both legal and undocumented—has actually declined by 60 percent since the year 2006…. Read more