The new study published by FLAD, ‘An American dream in Portuguese: second generation and beyond’ on second-generation Portuguese Americans, shows that Portuguese descendants who can speak Portuguese have a 20% bonus in their salary. In comparison, this bonus is 12% for Portuguese descendants who only speak English. This has created greater demand for learning Portuguese, which in turn helps to strengthen the presence and appreciation of Portuguese culture in the United States. The study also reveals that there is a greater geographical distribution of this population, associated with job opportunities, as well as a higher proportion of Portuguese descendants who have at least a bachelor's degree, which brings them closer to the values of the rest of the country's population.