Did you know there's a wave of new discrimination going on?

Yukaza

Why is the Truth so difficult to take.Maybe you don't live in a border state where signs in Spanish are posted everywhere.We went to a city in the state of Indiana far from the Mexican border,we have friends there and were looking for a second vacation type home.We drove around the areas we liked and found one or two we favored.We ended up buying one that fit our needs perfectly.Keep in mind that the city of choice is Carmel a very upscale area.We didn't see any signs in Carmel that were in Spanish( my husband and I speak Spanish)The next day we drove to other areas just to acquaint ourselves with the surrounding city's.While in Indianapolis the largest city in IN,we were on Washington street in the south part of the city and all the signs were in Spanish.Imagine our surprise ,here in the Midwest we find they have the same problems and complaints about illegal immigrants as we do .Tho not in the numbers we do this state is over run and unable to care for its on needy people now they have an invasion of non English speaking illegals too.The hospitals are feeling the crush of people that must be treated but do not pay.Its a national problem not just the southwest.NO amnesty ,report and deport.

sealRborders

Yes it IS a type of DISCRIMINATION!!!! Maybe Americans should start filing lawsuits in these cases!!!!!

El Pistolero Negra

I had almost decided to stop buying items that had the Spanish written on it too. My favorite toilet paper has Spanish on it. I can't wipe my @ss on anything else, so I have to continue to play the game that it seems we are losing. I agree we need to do something fast, but the politicians are too wrapped up in their bureaucracy to save America.

Hey girl

I agree. I do tourism promotion and the other day I had someone call me to complain because none of our brochures are in spanish. Can you believe that? I asked around and someone else said that they get calls like that too. I thought in America we spoke english? When my Grandparents came over here from Italy, Poland and Ireland they had to learn English. Why do people today think differently? Its frusterating, I can tell you that much.

Paladin

Yes! I have thought of that very same thing. Spanish signs intentionally target spanish peoples and exclude Americans. This is blatantly illegal and needs to be prosecuted.

Dee Why Boy34

hmmm....well if ur in a neighborhood where everythins in spanish i suggest u get the hell out!!!!

buzzy360comecme

Write your congressperson and Senator and express a need for a National language that would be English and demand all business be conducted in English.
No habla espanol and do not want too.

Pinsir003

Well I guess this is true, but I doubt that this is a NEW problem.

sheila c

Hmmm. That's interesting. I never thought of that. I'm not sure that it's illegal or anything, but it could become a problem. I'd be interested in what you think to solution to the problem is.

auniquekind

So so true. Did you notice on like Press telegram or the pennysaver ... there are ads in spanish as well? Places for rent, job offerings etc. Billboards or advertisments on the buses, even on foods? That needs to go in the trash. It makes the hispanics even lazier to learn our language.

FozzieBear

I love the way you're thinking, and I wonder where the ACLU is on this. You should contact them and see what they have to say. PLEASE record the conversation. I have a feeling it will be a doozy!

sassyk

Yep you're right. How long do you think a business could advertise English speakers only. Nope can't do it.
This country has done a complete flip flop.

Rain

Thank you for your information.

Our Turn

This IS a form of discrimination.

Surf n' Snow

AMEN!
I say we fix this problem and deport them.

TRUTHSEEKER

what do you think when relaters sells a house to a immigrant that is illegal and knows this. now that's not right. they should be held responsible for there actions and fined just like these company's that hire the illegals.

nicole a

anything to do with mexicans mean trouble... NUKE MEXICO!

desotobrave

First, a workplace shouldn't be "equally mixed" with anything, except able employees.

If a private company is marketing to a sub-market, then they should have employees who can assist them.

First of all, I agree with the bilingual job comment, but some employers consider that a job skill.
Second of all, I have NEVER seen a for sale sign in Spanish. And speaking as a realtor, if you did want to buy the house, even if the neighborhood is predominantly Hispanic, I would sell it to you anyway (assuming you wanted it). I'm looking to make my commission!
Did someone discriminate against you, is that why you're angry?
Don't worry, I'm Hispanic, and have been discriminated against over stupid things!

lamp062400

Dude, thats stupid. Knowing another language and taking the time to learn another language is considered a skill. If you want a job that requires typing or computer skills is that employer discriminating against you because you do not posses one of those skills? If you were in another country and they had a place that was hiring english speaking people to help with customer service in their company would you jump on it if that was your strength at the time? Open up the mind a little. If you found yourself in a country you've always wanted to visit and had to use a book to translate wouldn't you be grateful to the people that thought of you and posted a few signs in english to help you along your way? I think your just a little racist. See, I'm hispanic. I am Mexican. AND I live in the SOUTH. I have never met more racist people. Where are you looking for work? Are you looking for a house? Is that house in a predominately hispanic community? See, here in the south, everyone is black. I go to work and EVERYONE is black. ALL of my neighbors are black. Those same people treat me with disrespect and tell this AMERICAN CITIZEN to go back to Mexico. I don't know where you live but you really need to get out a little more. QUE VIVE LA RACA CABRON!

(alright alright, I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself, I don't really think your a goat.)

LOL! Dude, get over it! I know I got to you. Let it go. SSSHHHH! It'll be ok. OH, by the way, you don't think that you are generating hatred and encouraging racism? Check out all of the lovely answers you got in response to your question. By the way, where did you get racial slurs from what I wrote? CABRON isn't a racial slur, it was just a spanish way of saying "your an idiot" Well, that was the emotion behind it anyway. If your gonna tell me off then at least know what your talking about. I think you just need something to complain about. If you really wanted to buy a house that was for sale then call the dang realtors, don't just sit around on yahoo answers and complain about it, your losing possibly the best house you ever came across and all because you had to sit around and complain about spanish speaking people in your country on yahoo answers.

Another thing you happy racists are missing is that, spanish speaking means, Mexico, Cuba, Panama, Chili, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Ecuador, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, El Salvador etc., etc., etc. This list goes on and on. So to those of you that think it's just Mexicans invading your country with Spanish, Grow a brain, go back to school, even just look at a globe and see that there is more than one type of Spanish speaking country trying to be a part of the USA. But everyone is being called Mexican because we mostly have the same skin color. AND! JUST BECAUSE YOU SPEAK SPANISH DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE NOT AMERICAN! SOME IDIOT ABOVE ME SAID THAT SPANISH SIGNS ARE FOR SPANISH PEOPLE NOT AMERICANS? I WAS BORN AMERICAN! I SPEAK SPANISH! You people really are shallow in your intellegence.

Chee

Yes we know... and I know who stole the Jack in the Box head from my car antenna this morning..

shadow_boy42

What an odd way of looking at something. What about all the English signs and what not that Spanish speakers can't read? Are you going to say we are discriminating against them? I highly doubt you will, yet its the same thing. Besides, Almost every country in the world is bilingual, America should be too, so if you don't know any Spanish at all, go study some. its not that hard.

(Point of fact, if there's a sign saying a house is for sale and its in Spanish, and the fact that it has a real estate agency and phone number on it doesn't tip you off, then your problem isn't Spanish.)

jamie

Your logic is screwy. I work in a company that requests bilingual speakers...because we have both spanish speaking and english speaking customers. It's called good business. Why hire/train/pay TWICE the number of people to handle the job?
And as far a signs advertising a house for sale, perhaps the neighborhood is primarily hispanic and the Realtor is hispanic-owned. Talk about Political Correctness run amok!

hichefheidi

look up the term discrimination. It doesn't include ability level. If you are unable and unwilling to learn a second language, you are cutting yourself short in life. Nobody did that to you. And the rest of the world doesn't have to stop and wait for you to catch up. Learn a second language! ANY second language will help you to understand ALL languages.

Julee.

That is quite possibly the stupidest thing I've read ever.

Running out of things to blame Hispanic people for eh?

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