A sign of the times came into a barber shop the other day. As I was getting my hair cut, the barber had read my column about how we are being overcome with non-English speaking immigrants, related to me about a happening a few days ago. This orange picker walked into the shop and knew just enough English to query how much for a haircut. He was told with sign language and 10 fingers it would be $10. He then held up five fingers and the barber shook his head no. The man then pointed to a sign that had the number 5:00 and looked for an answer. The sign was one that indicated the hours of operation 8:30-5:00. ...more

October 25, 2007

U.S.-bound trucks from Mexico hit a roadblock in Washington on Tuesday as senators stymied Bush administration plans to allow Mexican 18-wheelers to begin traveling freely into the United States as part of a 13-year-old trade agreement. ...more

September 12, 2007