Smith Raymond Arthur contributor Columbia University. Political Science Hubbard Christian author Columbia University. Political Science Columbia University. Political Science originator text Reports 2012 This issue brief will examine some of the issues pertaining to the how language policy and SES are related. Due to a large flux of immigration from nations with a common linguistic and cultural background, and the globalized economy, there have been growing instances of a direct correlation between language policy and socio-economic status. For the purpose of providing an overview of this topic, the Spanish language will be the primary foreign language of focus. American studies http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14844 English NNC NNC 2012-10-09 14:34:44 -0400 2012-10-09 14:38:08 -0400 8849 eng