| Immigration has been a hot topic for years and most | | | | language at the expense of all other nationalities but |
| people have strong opinions on the subject. | | | | the ramifications of this special treatment are ominous. |
| Unfortunately, we rarely hear views from people who | | | | These corporations are in reality condemning Spanish |
| do not see the subject as black or white. Either people | | | | speaking Americans to a life of poverty in the USA. |
| support immigration into this country or they are dead | | | | By printing labels in Spanish they make it exceedingly |
| against it. Passions run high when discussing such a | | | | easy for Spanish speaking Americans to NOT learn |
| volatile issue. | | | | English. They unwittingly hold back millions of Spanish |
| Whether you are for or against immigration, there is | | | | speaking people in almost every walk of life. Whether |
| inexcusable discrimination being focused at legal and | | | | it's applying for a job, or seeking higher education - if |
| illegal immigrants and it's coming from sources you | | | | you do not speak English, your chances of landing that |
| may be surprised at. If you've ever been to the | | | | good job or being accepted into college are reduced |
| supermarket and read a label or called a government | | | | ten fold. By making it easy for the parents of Spanish |
| office or a major corporation you have experienced | | | | speaking children to make no attempt at learning |
| the same thing I have. At the supermarket , almost | | | | English, also condemns those children to struggle in |
| every label is written in two languages - English and | | | | school while other English speaking children advance |
| Spanish. When you call a government office or a large | | | | quickly. |
| corporation, the first question the answering service | | | | Immigrants from other nations who are not treated to |
| asks you is if you would like to hear instructions in | | | | this so-called advantage of having their language |
| English or Spanish. | | | | printed on every label are forced to learn English or |
| You may think that all these corporations are trying to | | | | risk failing at assimilating into American society. By |
| assist Spanish speaking Americans - but are they | | | | learning English, their paths are paved to advance |
| really? I propose the concept that these companies do | | | | quickly and truly attain the American dream. So if you |
| not care at all about Spanish speaking immigrants. I | | | | are vehemently against legal or illegal immigration from |
| believe that corporations all across America that print | | | | Mexico - the next time you are at the supermarket or |
| labels in Spanish and offer callers Spanish instructions | | | | call a big corporation and are given the choice of |
| only care about one thing... and that is money. They | | | | English or Spanish - know that these practices by |
| don't care if you speak English or Spanish - their only | | | | American corporations are unwittingly condemning |
| concern is that they make it as easy as possible for | | | | these Spanish speaking Americans to a life of poverty |
| you to purchase their products. | | | | - a life of menial jobs picking lettuce in hot fields, |
| These outright discriminatory practices by American | | | | mowing lawns, cleaning houses and washing dishes in |
| corporations can be looked at in two ways. If you are | | | | restaurants. However, if you are a Spanish speaking |
| a German immigrant, or an Asian immigrant (and the | | | | immigrant, the next time you are compelled to read a |
| list goes on) you might say to yourself: Why aren't the | | | | label written in Spanish or press the #2 option for |
| supermarket labels also printed in German, Japanese, | | | | hearing instructions in Spanish during a phone call - |
| Chinese, Italian, Russian or French? Why don't the | | | | don't do it. Put your thumb over the Spanish text and |
| answering services in major corporations and | | | | force yourself to read English - listen to the message |
| government offices allow the caller to choose these | | | | in English and force yourself to understand. It's your |
| other languages instead of only Spanish? | | | | ticket to a better paying job... advanced education... and |
| Spanish speaking immigrants may feel very special | | | | the American dream. |
| because corporations choose only to focus on their | | | | |