You’re saying it wouldn’t be that hard to live in the US without speaking English? That doesn’t sound very likely to me (though I’ve never been there).
Ethnic conclaves are probably what Baughn is thinking of. I have the impression that this could be true in the China and Koreatowns in the biggest cities, and there are probably places where you can live happily knowing only Spanish. (I gather from Amy Chua’s World on Fire that there are many such conclaves throughout the world; it helps to be a wealthier minority.)
Ethnic conclaves are probably what Baughn is thinking of. I have the impression that this could be true in the China and Koreatowns in the biggest cities, and there are probably places where you can live happily knowing only Spanish. (I gather from Amy Chua’s World on Fire that there are many such conclaves throughout the world; it helps to be a wealthier minority.)