The poll also found 34% of whites, 25% of blacks, 24% of Asians, and 13% of Hispanics would be bothered by hearing a foreign language spoken publicly.
A woman holds a sign reading in English,"Latinos For Trump" at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 2016.A new poll from Pew Research Center found many Republicans are bothered by hearing foreign languages in public and aren't particularly enthused by the fact America's population is extremely diverse.
The poll showed Democrats are far more likely to be OK with hearing a foreign language in public, and more likely to say it's"very good" the US population is made up of many different races and ethnicities.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Nearly half of Republican voters said it bothers them to hear people speak a language other than English in public, according toThe poll found that 20% of Republican voters said it bothers them"a lot" to hear a foreign language in public and 27% said it bothers them"some."
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