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Hotel Owner Forces Latino Employees to Change Names

NM innkeeper forbids speaking Spanish

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 26, 2009 2:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – A hotel owner who demands that Latino workers change their names to Anglicized versions and not speak Spanish in his presence is causing a stir in New Mexico. Larry Whitten laid down the law: Martín (mahr-teen) and Marcos are now just Martin and Mark,...   Read full story »

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