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"Please speak English" sign captures attention.(social conflicts arise at Geno's)(Brief article)
"This is America," says the sign at the Geno's cheesesteak joint in South Philadelphia, the neighborhood featured in the Rocky movies. "When Ordering Please Speak English" In ordinary times such a sign would probably not even be noticed. But with the immigration debate raging, these are not ordinary times, and the sign has caught the attention of the major media, well-wishers, and even the PC police. When Tim NEW AMERICAN visited Geno's recently, we found numerous camera crews and reporters, including a crew from CNN. A long line of people--black, white, and Hispanic--waited to order. People driving by beeped their horns, gave thumbs up, and ...
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