California must ban language discrimination

[Dennis Baron]

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California must ban language discrimination

The California legislature has passed a bill to protect people's right
to use any language that they want when they patronize or work for a
business establishment.

It's already illegal to discriminate in California on the basis of
sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability,
medical condition, marital status, or sexual orientation. If Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger signs the new bill into law, it will be illegal
to discriminate in California on the basis of language as well.

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