Evidence points toward the latter.
Rosa Gonzales and Ester Hernandez were hired by Allied Insurance to conduct business with clients who could only speak Spanish. The two were fired after they refused to sign a memo from Pat Polk, Linda Polk's husband and co-owner of the agency. The office staff comprises several bilingual people and two, including Linda Polk, who speak English only. Conversing in Spanish comes naturally to people who are bilingual, said Joe Ruiz, president of the Amarillo chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens. But Ruiz and others make a mistake when accusing the Polks of discriminating against Hispanics.