>Also, we have a much more diverse immigrant population.
Ballots in Los Angeles County have to be translated into Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese, but you're basically right about the preponderance of Spanish speaking immigrants. Here's a little anecdote from a story on one of those ridiculous English only moves:
>"Migun. Camas Terapeuticas. Terapia Gratis," read the storefront
>signage on Hawthorne Boulevard and 130th Street.
>
>Migun is the name of a Korean massage-bed business. The rest of the
>words tout, in Spanish, free treatment with therapeutic beds. The
>business uses mostly Spanish because 95% of the store's customers
>are Latino, owner Joy Lee explained in perfectly understandable English.
>
>"If you don't speak Spanish, you can't sell anything," said Lee, a
>native of Korea. She cheerfully added: "Whoever speaks English, we
>can still help you, no problem."