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Sometime police and Latinos speak Spanish

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Here is the opening paragraph from the article:
"A group of local police officers, guns pointed, raided a migrant home in search of a homicide suspect. After securing the house, they entered the bathroom. An officer threw back the shower curtain, found a man curled in hiding, and said, “Feliz Navidad!” It was the only Spanish that he knew."

An interesting article discussing how language remains a powerful barrier between, in this example, the police force and Latinos, especially in terms of dealing with immigration, and perceived ideologies.

Posted on  Wednesday, December 17, 2008By icmaldonado
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Source: http://c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064431134&ShowArticle_ID=11801512083537186
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