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The study challenges the assumption that the use of Spanish will decrease in coming years as succeeding generations of Hispanics are born and grow up in this country. In fact, the study shows that the number of Spanish-dominant and bilingual Latinos will increase by 45 percent over the next two decades - adding 12.4 million Spanish-speakers to today's population.

It's not just immigration, third generation Hispanics will continue to speak Spanish. "We know that the number of Acculturated Hispanics will continue to grow, but what this study clearly shows, is that Spanish is here to stay, and in a big way Spanish connects on an emotional and visceral level English does not" stated Jose Cancela, Principal of Hispanic USA Inc. The study, conducted by Roslow Research Group on behalf of Hispanic U.S.A.

Findings:

-- By 2025, the number of Spanish-speaking Latinos in the United States will reach 40.2 million, up from 27.8 million today.

-- Fully two-thirds of Hispanics 5 and older will speak Spanish 20 years from now.

-- On average, 35 percent of third-generation Latinos in the United States speak Spanish.

-- The 18-and-older Spanish-speaking population will increase by 53 percent, to 15.2 million by 2025.

-- The key 18-to-49 year old demographic will grow by 7.5 million, and will include 59 percent of all the Spanish speakers.