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i am planning on moving to new mexico but i don't know what the jobs situation is like. i was told by a friend that i have to speak spanish also, is this true? i was also told that i have to have my masters to get a good job but i am in the process of working on my bachelor degree, i have 13 more classes to go, i'm currently at the university of phoenix, i some times go online and on campus.
According to US Census Bureau Estimates, New Mexico has a hispanic population of 44.9%, which would mean, to me, depending on where you plan to settle, spanish will be the language being used.
For instance, if you go to Hatch, Rincon, Derry, Arrey, Las Palomas, Caballo, or any small town on the I-25 corridor of the southwest area, and exit into a small berg, spanish might be the language being used, but for the most part, english is spoken too.
The high number of people who identify themselves as "Hispanic" does not necessarily correlate to what language they speak. I seriously doubt that 44.9% of New Mexicans speak only Spanish or even Spanish as a first language.
For instance, if you go to Hatch, Rincon, Derry, Arrey, Las Palomas, Caballo, or any small town on the I-25 corridor of the southwest area, and exit into a small berg, spanish might be the language being used, but for the most part, english is spoken too.
I seriously doubt that 44.9% of New Mexicans speak
only Spanish or even Spanish as a first language.
I seriously doubt that even half of Hispanics in NM speak Spanish at all.
This is based on my strictly anecdotal experience of meeting
and knowing people in this state.
Note that many of them grew up hearing Spanish and can
( kind-of ) understand it, but couldn't put a sentence together
in Spanish if their life depended on it.
My experience in Spanish courses at UNM was that the makeup of the
class was mostly hispanic students who were embarassed that they
couldn't speak Spanish even though it was "handed" to them as
children. ( They might have had a brother/sister who could. )
This only goes for places like Albuquerque, Farmington, possibly Las Cruces, ...
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Originally Posted by Hombre57
... if you go to Hatch, ... or any small town ...
spanish might be the language being used, ...
In small towns, it might be different.
Other than Taos, I would guess that most small towns use
spanish as a primary language.
I've also met many people who grew up in the South Valley of
Albuquerque ( older than 40 ) who use Spanish as their primary
language amongst themselves, but who are so native ( not fluent,
but native English speakers who you would never suspect them
of being able to speak Spanish if you just met them on the street.
If the OP still cares, they majority of people living and working here *don't* know Spanish (me for one), so it certainly isn't necessary. Job availability isn't bad compared to most of the country. Need a Masters? It isn't a requirement for working at Walmart for sure. Like everything else it depends on exactly what you are doing and where... more details?
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