queens is the most ethnically diverse county in the u.s., and according to this, of the 2 million people in queens, 36% were born in another country and 44% speak another language. the language count was 100 for the period 1990-94. i read that the percentage of new yorkers that speak another lang at home in all of nyc is 48% - after the 2000 census (sorry no link).
(the qpl has english as a second language classes which used to get lines around the block until immigration started busting the classes.)
probably you can get more recent info from the 2000 census, though i didn't have much luck here. maybe alex can get that info.
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(the qpl has english as a second language classes which used to get lines around the block until immigration started busting the classes.)
probably you can get more recent info from the 2000 census, though i didn't have much luck here. maybe alex can get that info.
- linda 10-06-2002 4:59 pm