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77% Say Employers Can Require English-Only on the Job
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Immigration; Posted on: 2007-11-27 13:13:52 [ Printer friendly / Instant flyer ]
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Seventy-seven percent (77%) of American voters say companies should be allowed to require employees to speak English while on the job.
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that only 14% disagree while 9% are not sure.
The view that employers should be allowed to require English-only speaking while on the job is held by 84% of Republicans, 70% of Democrats and 77% of voters not affiliated with either major party.
Eighty-two percent (82%) of White voters believe employers should be allowed to require English on the job. Seventy-eight percent (78%) of African-Americans agree. However, other Americans, primarily Hispanic, are evenly divided. Just 45% believe English-only requirements should be allowed while 47% disagree.
Those who disagree include the federal government’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). EEOC documents note that “linguistic characteristics are closely associated with national origin” and can therefore be used to “discriminate on the basis of national origin.”
Just 13% of American voters believe that requiring workers to speak English is a form of racism. Seventy-nine percent (79%) disagree.
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News Source: Rasmussen Reports
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