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Letters in the Editor's Mailbag - The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA Page 2 of 5 <br /> RANDY WEBB, senior ecologist <br /> Institute for Wildlife Protection <br /> Eugene <br /> Tail is part of the dog <br /> In reply to "tail is wagging the dog" (letters, Nov. 8), this little <br /> girl, whether it be her father who is disturbed or not, has a <br /> right to her religion. It states this in the First Amendment of <br /> the Bill of Rights of the Constitution. She should not have to <br /> close up her ears or leave the class during the time of reciting <br /> the Pledge of Allegiance. <br /> It's unconstitutional not to allow that girl her right to her <br /> religion. Atheists may be a minority in our country, but the tail <br /> is still a part of the dog, because they are a part of our country <br /> - our country, which supports freedom of religion and respects <br /> the free exercise thereof. We are not simply letting the tail wag <br /> the dog, we are simply letting the tail have a right it is allowed <br /> to have by the Constitution. <br /> ANDREA SCONCE, student <br /> Elmira High School <br /> Veneta <br /> Teach immigrants English <br /> The Nov. 13 article by reporter Edward Russo on Spanish <br /> speakers being offered job help by the Lane Workforce <br /> Network impels me to prop up a practical reality. Serving as a <br /> volunteer business counselor via the Service Corps of Retired <br /> Executives to Hispanics and other minorities these past 13 <br /> years, I am pained at Hispanics' failure to make the grade in <br /> grasping our common language, English. <br /> There are about 21.3 million immigrants living in the United <br /> States who can't speak English well - much less business <br /> English. Of these, nearly 14 million are Hispanics. By 2010, <br /> there will be 21 million Hispanics sidelined from American life, <br /> unable to reach their full potential, if current trends continue. <br /> The inability to integrate economically, academically and <br /> socially has stranded too many Hispanics in a workplace ghetto <br /> of low-wage menial jobs. This includes those who held <br /> professional positions in their native lands. <br /> 11 t.y The language barrier isn't confined to adult immigrants. More <br /> disturbing is the lack of adequate English-language education <br /> that has contributed to today's high school dropout rate for <br /> http://www.registerguard.com/cgi-bin/printStory.py?name=ed.letters.Wednesday.1126&date=... 12/1/03 <br />