From the archives: This story was last updated in June 2019.
Each year, millions of people from all over the world come to the United States for travel or work. This means that the United States is also home to people who speak many different languages in addition to English.In fact, unlike many other countries around the world, the United States doesn’t have an official language. While scientists recognize that there are huge benefits to speaking more than one language, some people haven’t seemed to have gotten the news.
