Posted on 02/16/2005 12:13:58 PM PST by MisterRepublican
Home Depot wants to put more Hispanics in orange aprons through a hiring partnership it will unveil today.
The Atlanta-based chain plans to work with several Hispanic groups to boost both hiring and its appeal to a market segment whose buying power reached $750 billion last year.
Hispanic purchasing power will reach an estimated $1 trillion by 2008, the Hispanic Association of Corporate Responsibility says.
Hispanics are poised to be the next generation of home buyers, said Jeffrey Humphreys, a University of Georgia economist.
"Home Depot's efforts will pay big dividends in the future" as the retailer fights with Lowe's and smaller rivals to capture that business, Humphreys said.
The National Council of La Reza, the ASPIRA Association, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, and SER-Jobs for Progress will help Home Depot attract and recruit full- and part-time workers across the country. Daniel Borges, an eight-year Home Depot employee from Venezuela, said the program is a great idea since about 30 percent of shoppers are Hispanic at the Doraville store where he works.
"Customers shop where they feel welcome and comfortable and get the products and information they need," said Borges, who sported a badge saying "Yo hablo Espanol" — I speak Spanish.
"I have many regular customers who have told me they are comfortable coming to this store because they know we have bilingual associates."
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Businesses are not part of our government. Business owners and managers determine how they want to run their businesses. An SBA loan is only a loan guarantee. I know of no requirement that a business must speak English only to obtain loans or guarantees, I would oppose such a requirement as it is not the governments business. I do think immigrants should be required to pass a basic English test to obtain citizenship or government services. Many legal immigrants do this to their credit.
So small business loans do not cost tax payers?
No. SBA loans and guarantees are credit based and secured by assets of the borrower, like any other loan. Your point is silly. Like asking -"Should a person who pays taxes to the government, be required to speak English?".
Your comments make me believe you are anti-free enterprise and pro-government.
Rt, you were doing so well there for a bit then you had to start assuming BS. I asked the question simply because I know nothing about SBA loans. Work on your tact, you have none.
"Your point is silly. Like asking -"Should a person who pays taxes to the government, be required to speak English?".
That is not what I meant. Are you always this crass?
I am not here to give you an education. Your time would be better spent commenting on the posted topics instead of making personal attacks on other posters.
Deal with it, RT. You are the way you are. Stop pouting, it doesn't become you.
If Home Depot has determined that this will boost profits, and makes it a job skill to have, then yes, they better learn it.
You can be sure they aren’t checking and don’t care to! All they are doing is singing ‘It’s a small world after all’ around the campfire with them !
You are either UN-american or simply crazy! This country was founded and started by English speaking patriots accepting immigrants, but they ALL learned to speak the language of the land they were joining ! It is a total disrespect to an established country to expect them to change everything because you are now here ! Hey, you don’t se mee telling France they need to speak English because I AM NOW IN YOUR COUNTRY , do you ? Think before you blog !
You are very wrong and misinformed. I am very familiar with HD hiring requirements and you must either be a legal resident or show proof that you can work in this country. It's on the I9 form.
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