As shown in the graph below, the proportion of foreign-born Jamaicans five years and older that are fluent in English greatly exceeds other foreign-born immigrant groups. In 2011, about 97% of foreign-born Jamaicans were found to speak English well at their homes (ACS 2009-2011.) With the exception of the language Patois or Patwa, which is a mixture of English and African dialects, Jamaica is an English-speaking country. By having English as the official language, generations of Jamaican families use English to communicate with their newly arrived family at home instead of a foreign tongue that most immigrant groups use to communicate at home. Thanks to this, Jamaicans having a strong fluency in English will lead them to having a much faster integration into American society because the linguistic barrier will be removed.
Hi, Jen — looks like this image came out a bit blurry. What are you using to get it out of Office and into WordPress?
Possibly related: I’m going to go ahead and recommend that you make the fonts way bigger on this one before you re-export: the legend and axis labels would probably be tricky to read at this point-size even without the blur.
Let me know if I can help,
Ben