To the editor: I’ve been a card-carrying Republican for 51 years. I’m very supportive of the Trump administration and consider a lot of his hardball adjustments have lengthy been wanted.
I’ve additionally supported, wholeheartedly, the efforts to shut the borders and to deport “the worst of the worst” criminals to wherever they got here from. I consider it is a daring and crucial transfer to regain regulation and order in our nation.
Nevertheless, the home sweeping up of law-abiding immigrants to fulfill quotas is nearer to fascism (“Trump says he wants to deport ‘the worst of the worst.’ Government data tell another story,” July 13). White Home Deputy Chief of Employees Stephen Miller has crossed the road, and our authorities is permitting it. Our humanity as a nation is being compromised.
The previous adage that evil triumphs when good males do nothing applies at this time. I don’t consider MS-13 members are hanging round House Depot and such, nor are they our gardeners, housecleaners or caregivers. Of the individuals which were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, round 70% of them haven’t any prison convictions. Some have been within the strategy of attempting to get inexperienced playing cards or are married to residents. They don’t seem to be the worst of the worst. They’re pawns of deportation quotas.
I consider that we should implement a system that enables noncriminal undocumented immigrants, particularly these with households, to get inexperienced playing cards, pay taxes and stay in our nation. Gangs, cartels, terrorists and criminals be damned. Ship them residence or wherever. However we should be diligent to type out those that defile our nation and those that are property.
Donna Block, Santa Monica
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To the editor: It appears to me that people who find themselves being picked up in these ICE raids at farms, House Depots, eating places and extra are, actually, productive, contribute to society and have a piece ethic. If, in the middle of their day, they make any purchases at a retailer, they’re actually paying (gross sales) taxes to the federal government. Many even pay earnings taxes.
Having seen some movies of individuals being picked up off the road, I’m horrified that many of those ICE officers don’t act like educated federal brokers, however seem like extra akin to vigilantes. These abductions appear to be primarily based extra on pores and skin shade than stage of hazard to society.
If it have been attainable to drive round in vehicles and choose up “murderers” and “rapists” by the lots of, don’t you assume the police can be doing that?
Rod Reynolds, Silver Lake
