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Re:The Bitter Fight Over the Benefits of Bilingualism by koolba on Thursday February 11, 2016 @09:01AM (#11080120)
> Being bilingual is just another proxy for a middle class or higher upbringing.

... or you could be raised by immigrants who continue to speak their mother tongue at home while the children learn English (or whatever else is the primary language) via TV/School/Public. There's nothing higher upbringing about retaining your parents' culture. If anything, it's more associated with lower class families.

Re:The Bitter Fight Over the Benefits of Bilingualism by khaannn on Thursday February 11, 2016 @09:36AM (#11080330)
Amongst immigrant families, yes. It's different with groups that have been here several generations.
Re:The Bitter Fight Over the Benefits of Bilingualism by adrusi on Thursday February 11, 2016 @10:13AM (#11080547)
...but if you're going to say that selecting for bilingualism is actually selecting for affluence, you can't ignore a huge population that is bilingual and not affluent.