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Op-Ed: The 'English Only' nativist movement comes with a cost

Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion September 27, 2022

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This summer, a candidate for secretary of state in Arizona called for the government to stop providing ballots in Spanish, Apache or Navajo; a sign on a Baltimore Dunkin Donuts offered free coffee for reporting non-English use by employees; a Houston building posted an “English Speaking Only” requirement for new tenants. These incidents are part of the wave of anti-immigrant sentiment that has been swelling since at least the 1990s and that... + full article



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