Originally Posted by
RoadToad
With all respect, when you didn't post a link to a site reporting the story, I thought maybe it was some rumor you'd heard, but no, it's definitely true, and it's disgusting. And it's the best argument I've ever seen in favor of making English the official language of the United States.
I'd like to know just exactly how they're enforcing this. I mean, how can you document that a particular worker does not speak English? The way this is set up, it seems like all it would take is for one Hispanic worker who doesn't like the crew boss to act like he doesn't speak English, and just like that the crew boss is demoted. And I can tell you from my years of working on the backside at various thoroughbred racetracks that pretending not to understand English is a common practice. I'm not saying they all did it, or even a majority, but there were always a few who, when you asked them to do something, always replied with "No savvy," until you said, "OK, well then no check," at which point their English skills magically improved.
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