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ByAmyTaxin The Associated Press LOS ANGELES A rising share of Hispanics in the United States speak profi- cient English and the per- centage of those speaking Spanish at home has been declining, researchers said Tuesday. A report by the Wash- ington-based Pew Research Center found 68 percent of Hispanics spoke only Eng- lish at home or spoke Eng- lish very well in 2013, up from 59 percent in 2000. The share of Hispanics speaking Spanish at home dropped to 73 percent from 78 percent over the same pe- riod. The shift comes as mi- gration to the United States from Latin America has slowed. "This is part of a broader trend, which is the U.S.- born driving many of the characteristics of the com- munity, and it is only going to become more amplified," said Mark Hugo Lopez, Pew's director of Hispanic research. Even so, the number of Hispanics who speak Span- ish at home reached a re- cord 35.8 million because of overall growth in the His- panic population. The re- port found the number of Hispanics who speak profi- cient English also hit a re- cord 33.2 million. The Hispanic population in the United States surged 53 percent to 54 million from 2000 to 2013, driven largely by growth among U.S.-born Hispanics, not immigrants, according to Pew. That's compared with 12 percent growth in the to- tal population. About half of U.S.-born Hispanics speak Spanish, and about half of their chil- dren retain the language, Lopez said. The recent rise of English-language media geared toward Hispanics is responding to this trend, he said. The language report, which was based on an analysis of U.S. Census Bu- reau data for Hispanics age 5 and older, found 89 per- cent of U.S.-born Latinos spoke proficient English in 2013, up from 81 percent in 2000. For Hispanic immi- grants, English proficiency was greater among those with higher levels of edu- cation, the report showed. In Southern California, Rene Amel Peralta, 28, said he's increasingly used Eng- lish as he pursues his col- lege degree in chemistry. He said he had all but stopped using Spanish — the only language he knew until he came to the U.S. from Mexico at age 13 — but has started speaking it again more recently to reconnect with his culture. "Since I am getting a uni- versity education, my Eng- lish language is becoming more academic, something I don't have at all in Span- ish," he said. "In Spanish, I have the very basics. It is basically street Spanish." REPORT AMYTAXIN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Rene Amel Peralta, 28, a chemistry student at University of California, Irvine, stands on campus Tuesday. Peralta said he now uses more English than Spanish as he pursues his college degree. RisingshareofHispanics sp ea k pr ofi ci en t En gl is h The Associated Press SAN JOSE San Jose busi- nesses and residents will soon have to restrict their water use or face fines, as the city becomes one of the largest in the state to im- pose strict water-use lim- its amid California's ongo- ing drought. Under a plan unveiled Monday by the San Jose Water Co., every business and homeowner in the company's service area will be given a month- by-month water use fig- ure, the San Jose Mercury News reported. The allocation will be based on the average amount used in 2013 by each customer, with a tar- get reduction of 30 per- cent. "We're going to need to conserve more to make sure there is enough wa- ter in 2016 and possibly beyond because we don't know when this drought is going to end," said John Tang, a spokesman for the utility. He declined to provide details about the size of fines. The new rules have made some residents un- easy. Michelle Wallace, 38, who shares her townhouse with her three daughters, said she's sure she will go over her monthly alloca- tion and be fined. "I never really paid at- tention to the drought be- fore, and now I'll have to," she said. The plan requires ap- proval by the state Public Utilities Commission, but that is expected. It would take effect in mid-June. RESTRICTIONS San Jose water company imposes strict use limit By Ken Ritter The Associated Press LAS VEGAS A lawyer for rapper 50 Cent said Tues- day that neither the mu- sician nor his security guards robbed a Los Ange- les man of jewelry at gun- point in Las Vegas earlier this month. The alleged attack oc- curred the morning be- fore Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao in a wel- terweight championship fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The man had minor in- juries when he flagged down an officer and filed a complaint about 5 a.m., Roybal said. 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