Caring about immigrants — no lies
To the editor:
Some caring Americans want us to know that the great majority of people attempting to enter our country are not criminals. Whether that is true or not does not matter to those who have lost loved ones to migrant crime and fentanyl death — and the odds of that happening are increasing. It will not matter when those over a hundred want-to-be terrorists who are biding their time decide to take action. It will not matter to communities of every size across our nation whose educational systems, hospitals, etc., are being overwhelmed.
The stories of illegal immigrants taking over apartments by force or asserting squatters’ rights, committing crime, and overwhelming the infrastructure of large as well as smaller communities are not lies.
It has been said that no one is for open borders. Then why were the borders opened three years ago to millions of unvetted illegal immigrants? Why were the immigration policies that allowed for legal immigration with vetting changed? Why are the borders open right now when Biden and Harris could close them?
Kamala Harris’s values have not changed. She has been in charge of the border for three years.
No one who wants secure borders is against immigration. No American wants to keep out those who want to be productive citizens, but we are for the immigration system that was in place under President Trump in which we had control over who will enter. We are for securing our border and then expediting the legal immigration of those who will be good citizens. At the same time we want to refuse those who would come to destroy our nation and its citizens.
If we return to President Trump’s policies we will be better equipped to be a welcoming nation.
Hopefully voters will see what is at stake for our nation in this election. The media has not presented an honest picture of what will happen if Kamala’s values (which have been in place during the Biden/Harris administration) are allowed to continue. God, bless America.
Mary Thom
New Ulm