Accept other languages.I agree with Luis Rodriguez's column "Press 1 for English" (September issue). We are spurred on by our leaders to believe that we are so insecure in·se·cure adj. 1. Lacking emotional stability; not well-adjusted. 2. Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety. in in our identity as a nation that we need laws institutionalizing English as the official language. The political powerbrokers continue to use race, language, cultural differences, and fear to divide and isolate isolate /iso·late/ (i´sah-lat) 1. to separate from others. 2. a group of individuals prevented by geographic, genetic, ecologic, social, or artificial barriers from interbreeding with others of their kind. people. This country has existed for 230 years because we have accepted diversity in people and customs, not by pandering to extreme nationalist pressure from the political right. That so many Democratic Senators abandoned their principles to vote for English as the official language is not much of a surprise. I expect this kind of narrow-minded policy from the nationalist zealots Zealots (zĕl`əts), Jewish faction traced back to the revolt of the Maccabees (2d cent. B.C.). The name was first recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus as a designation for the Jewish resistance fighters of the war of A.D. 66–73. in the Republican Party, but I guess any hope for open-mindedness in the party that runs on promises of fairness and equality will have to wait until the election season has ended. This is just more evidence that the Democrats feel it is more important to get reelected than to stand on principle. As an American-born citizen, I am embarrassed once again by the actions taken in our name by this government, and I apologize a·pol·o·gize intr.v. a·pol·o·gized, a·pol·o·giz·ing, a·pol·o·giz·es 1. To make excuse for or regretful acknowledgment of a fault or offense. 2. To make a formal defense or justification in speech or writing. to all the non-English-speaking people in this country. Mike Wiese St. Charles, Illinois St. Charles is a city in Kane and DuPage counties of Illinois, United States, and is roughly 40 miles west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. According to a 2004 census estimate, the city has a total population of 32,134. |
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