Discrimination Based On Language
The US has a multicultural society. People from various places have migrated to this country and settled down. Though English remains to be the primary language spoken here, people from different races and countries dwell here. Like there are a large African American population and also Hispanics living in the country.
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While most of the African American population speaks in English just like other Americans do, the Hispanics have a problem with English language. Spanish is their main language and widely used in the US too. There are lot of diverse cultures speaking various languages like Samoan and Maori.More...
Language And National Origin Discrimination
There has always been a high rate of immigration to the United States for over a century now. It is a growing country and more immigration is expected in the future. People belonging to different nationalities and speaking different languages are going to come to the US. However, under such circumstances if there is an under current of language and national origin discrimination, it could send bad vibes inn the society.
It is against law to discriminate people based on nationality or race. Also, it is a must that people be given a fair chance of employment irrespective of their nationality and the language they speak. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a federal agency that puts into effect the anti discrimination laws. They do not favor any rules saying that people speaking other languages should not be given preference over people speaking English language.More...
Language Discrimination At Work
Discrimination is an act that puts down people belonging to a certain group segregated by race, color, sex, gender, caste, nationality and disability. Discrimination also restricts people belonging to a certain group. However, as per the US law, indiscrimination based on any of the categories mentioned above is a crime and people practicing at can be penalized.
Discrimination based on the above grounds is not allowed when employing people and also while providing them housing. These laws are covered by the Civil Rights law. Discrimination has several forms and language discrimination is one of the prevalent ones. The main targets of language discrimination are Hispanics. In the US, there is a very high population of Hispanics and since they cannot speak in English well they suffer a lot in public places. More...
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Language discrimination at work - Language and national origin discrimination
