• atro_city@fedia.io
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    3 days ago

    I’m not going to say it was your intention, but it reads like “immigrants are lowering the literacy rate”. It’s something I’ve seen too often.

    Regardles, from the page you linked:

    54% of adults have a literacy below sixth-grade level

    That would not be explained by a 13.8 percent of foreign-born residents.

    According to researchers, 4 out of 5 Americans 18 and over possess medium to high proficiency in English reading and writing.

    The emphasis is because “American” is not the same as “foreign-born resident”.