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Speaking Spanish is not a Crime Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Speaking Spanish is not a Crime Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Speaking Spanish is not a crime. The Court cleared agents to stop people based on how they look, the language they speak and the work they do, and the bilingual teacher in the tee got stopped in a grocery store parking lot for the language she was speaking to her mother on the phone. Stating the obvious back is the shirt. This tee states it, in English, for the people who need it in English.

Wear it to the immigration rally, the bilingual education conference, the city council session on the stops, the know-your-rights training, and the family dinner where a relative says they should speak English. It is a strong gift for a bilingual teacher, an immigration lawyer, a Spanish-speaking family, and the friend who was on the phone.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a bilingual education conference. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the parking-lot-phone-call entry in the immigrant rights collection.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

Did a court really allow language-based stops? The ruling cleared stops based on appearance, language, and work. The teacher wearing it was stopped the following month.

Would a bilingual educators' group order these for the conference? Groups do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do people pick? Black and Bay. White for the rally.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the rally, the courthouse, the vigil, the neighborhood that looks out for its own.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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