Mayor Decries Spanish Billboard ; Mcdonald's Sends 'the Wrong Message'
The Record, Bergen County, NJ (July 07, 2006)
Author: Brian Aberback, Staff Writer
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A Spanish-language billboard promoting iced coffee is getting a chilly reception from some Bogota officials.
Mayor Steve Lonegan said the McDonald's billboard on River Road near Elm Avenue and the railroad overpass is offensive because it sends the message that Spanish speakers and immigrants do not need to learn how to speak English.Mayor Decries Spanish Billboard ; Mcdonald's Sends 'the Wrong Message'
"English is the language that binds us as a community and as a country," Lonegan said Thursday. "This billboard says, 'You Hispanics can't learn English, so we're going to put up this sign.' It's really sending the wrong message."
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