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Today is 7/14/08. The headline is from "The Daily News." I didn't look it up online, (dailynews.com) just read the paper. The SFV (fyi) is 150 square miles of megalopolis, cities running into cities. Many cities in it are now Spanish only. Not even a sign or billboard or any bit of reading material in English for the convenience of English speakers. The story said immigrants can live their whole lives here as if they were in Mexico, or El Salvador, etc. One Hispanic activist complained that he knew immigrants who have been here since the 70's and speak English "no better than a kindergartener." I was shocked to call a store in a ritzy area on Saturday, and someone there wanted me to speak only Spanish! I remember (as I'm sure you do, too) when the majority bent over backwards to accomodate the minority, putting signs in Spanish, having bilingual ballots so they won't be disenfranchised. Now minority languages are excluded from towns where the majority is Spanish. Thoughts?
Today is 7/14/08. The headline is from "The Daily News." I didn't look it up online, (dailynews.com) just read the paper. The SFV (fyi) is 150 square miles of megalopolis, cities running into cities. Many cities in it are now Spanish only. Not even a sign or billboard or any bit of reading material in English for the convenience of English speakers. The story said immigrants can live their whole lives here as if they were in Mexico, or El Salvador, etc. One Hispanic activist complained that he knew immigrants who have been here since the 70's and speak English "no better than a kindergartener." I was shocked to call a store in a ritzy area on Saturday, and someone there wanted me to speak only Spanish! I remember (as I'm sure you do, too) when the majority bent over backwards to accomodate the minority, putting signs in Spanish, having bilingual ballots so they won't be disenfranchised. Now minority languages are excluded from towns where the majority is Spanish. Thoughts?