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Originally posted by AKAtude
I wonder if we would be catered to the way Spanish speakers are treated. Every time I call an automated line, I always hear "press one for English, press two for Spanish". The only time I've actually had a third option is when I called someplace in Louisiana for a work-related project and was given French as an option as well. It just seems unfair to provide these services just to one segment of society and not the others. I keep hearing that Spanish speakers will soon become the largest minority group in the country, but what I want to know is are they all LEGAL?
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DISCLAIMER: This is strictly opinion.
Many are legal, many aren't. Undocumented aliens are always part of the fabric of border California life (my house in S.D. is 15 miles north of Mexico). No matter what the Border Patrol does, they will be here.
Just as an aside, they come here for a reason. The economic structure always has room for super low-cost labor that's perceived to have a strong work ethic and is somewhat easy to intimidate.
About a year or so ago, I was looking at a book from the Rand Institute about immigration in California and it flat out suggested that employers' preferences and prejudices played a role in the disappearance of AfAms in blue-collar jobs. I don't completely agree with that point -- skilled blue-collar jobs dying out affected more than us, IMO.
BTW, I agree w/Sigmadiva's thesis.
NOWORNEVER, I honestly doubt something will be done, because Wal-Mart doesn't want to pay the wages that many English-speakers command.
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