We like the music or not Evil bunnyhis performance at the Super Bowl (the first of its kind to be sung from start to finish in Spanish) was a stone of cold water for the president’s crusade Trump to make English the official language of the United States and to pass “English only” laws for the offensive of various republican states.
What is certain is that the celebration of the Puerto Rican singer’s Latin heritage and Spanish language took place during one of the most animosity between Latinos in the history of the United States.
In addition to massive deportations and Trump’s rhetoric that the undocumented are “refreshing the blood of our country,” various Republican states are condemning “English Only” laws. ban Spanish in public offices.
Starting this month, Florida will require driver’s license tests to be completed entirely in English. Critics rightly say that it will expand construction workers and restaurants and that prices will suffer as a result, and that it will give the green light to racial discrimination.
Last year, Trump signed an executive order designating English as the “official language” of the United States. With a feather, he departed from a 2000 rule that required federal agencies and programs to guarantee assistance to people who did not speak English well.
Consider all things Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasiohe decided to sing exclusively in Spanish and became a cultural phenomenon with little precedent.
Bad Bunny during his performance at the Super Bowl.
I drew 128 million viewers to the Super Bowl show. Compared to current transmission Kid Rockendorsed by Trump, you only have six thousand views on YouTube.
Bad Bunny is the most popular artist on Spotify for the past six years and the first Latin artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year for a song entirely in Spanish.
He is an artist who is not called anything. He publicly defends immigrants against the indiscriminate editors of the migration service and has already shouted “fuera ICE” at the Grammys.
However, some believe that the singer is fighting a losing battle in what he is doing to defend Spain.
Magazine The Economist I predict that, given the Bad Bunny outcome, “the number of Spanish speakers in the United States will likely tire and eventually collapse.” Magazine says it will happen for deportations, and because children of immigrants tend to speak English.
I’m not so sure we have a Spanish version in the country. We’ve seen this movie before and it didn’t end like this.
In the early 1980s, a similar “English only” movement spread across the country. Yes, it won’t last long without an embargo. Immigration increased, “English only” laws were repealed, and the Spanish-speaking population of the United States disappeared by 43 million, making the United States one of the major Spanish-speaking countries in the world.
It is very likely that the same one was ready to die, because the United States will need more immigrants in the coming years to compensate for the decline in its birth rate.
A new study by the Office of the Presupuesto del Congreso, a bipartisan body, says it very clearly: “As part of immigration, the population will start to decline by 2030”.
This means that without more immigration, there won’t be enough people in the workforce to pay taxes and fund those who retire, and the economy will shrink due to a drop in consumption.
What’s more, you’ll find there’s even a “bad bunny effect” to give you a new boost in Spanish. Duolingo, a language learning platform, reported a 35% increase in clicks on Spanish courses in the United States after Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show.
Am I predicting myself? Sooner or later (probably after Trump’s term ends), the United States will continue to open its doors to more immigrants out of pure economic necessity.
El show Bad Bunny in the Super Bowl quiz has been noted as a principle of return to the traditional cultural and idiomatic diversity that has enriched this country so much.
Happy Birthday Bad Bunny!
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