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It probably would be fine because they are not discriminating based upon nationality, but upon a skill that the person does not have (i.e., the ability to speak Spanish). A lot of immigration lawyers around here post ads for associates and they require that the associate be fluent in both English and Spanish. Yeah, it pisses me off too.

My wife is a pharmacist and she was at a seminar where they were telling the pharmacists there that they should speak Spanish. My wife got pissed off and raised her hand to object. The person giving the presentation told my wife that she just did not know what it is like to be an immigrant. That is when my wife countered with the fact that her parents and my parents both came from Italy and none of the Americans learned Italian so that they could speak to these Italian immigrants. Heck, I was over my parents' place playing cards with my dad and some of his immigrant friends, and they were all for Congress passing a law stating that English is this counrty's language. They were actually pissed off at the special treatment that the hispanics are getting.

Personally, I am hoping that we put a lock on the borders and that this issue becomes less of an issue as time passes. As time passes it will give them the opportunity to learn some English and it will also allow the next generation to go to school in an English speaking school.