Everyday Law for Latino/as [Hardcover]

Now the most populous minority group in the United States, Latino/as increasingly need guidance on the everyday issues that affect their economic livelihood, their freedom, and their equal rights to dignity and opportunity. This comprehensive guide is organized around the three flashpoints that contribute to the unique legal treatment of Latino/as-immigration status, language regulation, and racial/ethnic discrimination. These points are examined in the venues of everyday life for Latino/as-from discrimination in housing to discrimination and language regulation in the workplace and lack of protection for immigrant labor, to classrooms where the bilingual education debate rages, to the voting booth and the criminal justice system where Latino/as confront racial profiling and language barriers.Acknowledgments Chapter 1:Introduction Immigration Language Discrimination Broad Scope of Latino/a Population Sources of Law Overview of the Book Practical Guidance for Latino/as Chapter 2: Employment Law Discrimination in Hiring and Employment Terms and Conditions of Employment Sexual Harassment Language Requirements in the Workplace Rights of Undocumented Workers Farm Worker Wages Appendix Chapter 3: Discrimination in Housing Landlord Discrimination Habitability of Housing Landlord Obligations to Spanish-Speaking Tenants Discrimination in Lending Appendix Chapter 4: Language Discrimination Official English and English-Only Laws Government Obligations to Spanish Speakers Spanish Language and Family Law English-Only Rules in Places of Entertainment Language Fraud in the Marketplace Appendix Chapter 5: Hate Speech Hate Speech on the Job Hate Speech at Home and on the Street Derogatory Media Stereotypes of Latino/as Walkouts, Protests, and Boycotts: Legal Limits Appendix Chapter 6: Education The No Child Left Behind Act Affirmative Action and Higher Education Race-Conscious Measures in K-12 Schools Rights of Undocumented ChildrelÓ"