Immigrants say Spain is overcome with ‘linguistic racism’

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Immigrants in Spain without papers, 90% of whom are Spanish-speaking Latinos, have been celebrating an amnesty program that will legalize their status and allow them to work in the country. But some say that to land a job, Spanish employers demand that they lose their native accents. Call it linguistic racism. It stands alongside general racism in Spain, many Latinos say — at work, on the streets, you name it. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports.