Immigration letters from America's interior homeland September 28th – October 4th 2016
Nogales International
Reader likes Trump, but not the NI
October 4, 2016
I read the editorial by Jonathan Clark (“On big flags and patriotism,” NI, Sept. 30) with absolute amazement and disdain. Donald Trump is not a racist and his statements are taken out of context.
Clark wrote: “It’s especially good to do so in times like these, when a major-party presidential candidate, as part of a campaign to ‘make American great again,’ exploits divisions and stirs up nationalist resentment by suggesting a ban on people of a certain religion, and by labeling immigrants from Mexico – the same country that many kids’ parents and some of the kids themselves came from – as criminals and rapists.”
Trump suggested a temporary ban on Syrians, not a religion. (Editor’s note: A statement released by the Trump campaign Dec. 7, 2015 that’s still posted to the candidate’s website says: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.”)
The NI doesn’t report on the people being murdered by refugees or “illegals” coming into this country. Your paper does not report on the babies being murdered and ripped apart by Planned Parenthood. Your paper does not report on the Americans being murdered by Mexican illegals. That is what Trump was talking about. If you reported on those things, you would have so much more credibility. The Nogales International is a useless tool for getting out the truth.
How much credibility would your paper have if they printed the absolute truth about Hillary Clinton and her scandals, past and present?
Oh yes, about the flag and patriotism. I have lived down here 12 years. I go to the parades and I see more Mexican flags than American flags, not patriotism for the country that offers opportunity and potential to everyone willing to work for it.
You (Manuel C. Coppola), as a publisher, are doing a disservice to the community you serve by withholding the truth from Americans or Mexicans (legal or illegal). You printed a story several years ago of a man who had waited 20-plus years to become a citizen, yet you think because we want legal immigration we are racist. I wonder how that man feels about “illegals” jumping line? Would you consider him racist? It is unfair for the people who do not break the law to suffer because of the ones who do.
That is my opinion on this Trump hit piece by Mr. Clark and your recent piece on immigration, or lack of it. My family were legal immigrants from Germany. I am neither racist or anti-immigration, I am anti-illegal immigration.
Dana J. Hayes
Lake Patagonia
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ONLINE.COM
THE MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL
Gonzalez left out important facts about immigration
October 3, 2016
DEAR EDITOR:
The recent MDJ “Around Town” article in which Jerry Gonzalez of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials was quoted left out some important facts.
In addressing “birthright citizenship,” Gonzalez stated that, “There is a long history of the … branches (of government) interpreting the (14th) amendment as saying, in essence, if you’re born here, you are a U.S. citizen, although there are a few exceptions.”
A respected immigration authority, Numbers USA, quotes Supreme Court cases which point out the true intent of the 14th Amendment. “A collection of Supreme Court opinions on birthright citizenship during the first decades after the 13th-15th Amendments were adopted. These opinions suggest that the amendments apply primarily to freed slaves.”
The majority of developed countries around the world do not have “birthright citizenship.” Excessive immigration has a negative impact on the environment, precious resources, tax burdens and unemployment. In essence, out-of-control immigration is unsustainable.
Continuing to encourage illegal immigration is also dangerous. Americans for Legal Immigration PAC stated:
“The Office of Immigration Statistics reported that of the 188,382 deportations of illegal aliens in 2011, 23 percent had committed criminal traffic offenses (primarily driving under the influence). Congressman Steve King, R-IA, estimates that illegal alien drunk drivers kill 13 Americans every day — that’s a death toll of 4,745 per year.”
According to the Fox News article “Feds crack down on ‘birth tourism’?”:
“Birth tourism is big business. An estimated 40,000 babies are born to couples posing as tourists each year. The U.S. is one of the few countries in the world that automatically grants citizenship to any child born here, regardless of the parents’ nationality. While it is not against the law, lying to obtain a visa to enter the U.S. under false pretense is illegal … (They) tell hospital admission officials they’re indigent, sticking U.S. taxpayers with the cost of their babies, ‘which often exceed $25,000,’ according to court records.”
It is time to eliminate “birthright citizenship,” and take away the lure to come here illegally. America cannot afford it.
Jan Barton
Marietta
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Portland Press Herald
October 3, 2016
Letter to the editor: Immigration policy should serve needs of Americans
I was pleased to read 1st District U.S. House candidate Jim Bouchard’s Sept. 20 letter regarding his thoughts on immigration. Finally, the political class is beginning to think seriously about the problems of our careless immigration and refugee resettlement policies.
It’s especially encouraging to hear rational thinking about it from a Libertarian candidate. However, Mr. Bouchard fails to address the two most important questions: “How many?” and “To what purpose?” What is the purpose of our immigration policy, and how many people should be admitted for permanent settlement to achieve that purpose?
I would argue that the purpose of immigration policy should be to serve the interests and needs of the American people.
As such, with wages for the middle class flat or declining; our public finances deeply in the red; chronic unemployment entrenched among our poor, and deep social divisions that need healing, it does not serve the interests of the American people to allow any further settlement from abroad.
We have our own poor and huddled masses struggling for help. Why bring in more people to add to the social friction we already have?
The recent bombings and stabbings by immigrants highlight the problem: We’ve been overly generous and indiscriminate during the last 50 years, and a moratorium to work through the problems we’ve imported is in order.
Christopher Reimer
Arundel
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The Post and Courier
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Letter: Immigration laws
Oct 3 2016
My wife and I were driving home from Charlotte on the morning of 9/11 after attending a concert. Americans with U.S. flags were on almost every bridge or overpass on I-77 for several miles in both North and South Carolina.
Seeing those flags and the patriotism shown made me proud that I have made South Carolina home for the last 23 years, and even though I was born in England, I am even prouder that I now call myself an American.
One thing I am not proud of is the way our immigration laws are being enforced — or not, as the case may be. Immigration laws are fully enforced on people trying to move here legally.
If you break the law and move here and work illegally, laws are not enforced, one of the main reasons for Donald Trump’s popularity.
This issue is personal for my wife and me.
We sponsored our kids to move here from England over five years ago. The best estimate is that it will take another eight years.
Our daughter was planning to visit us in August, so we sent her resume out to local construction companies. The construction industry has a documented record of labor shortages in the Charleston area.
She interviewed and was offered a job immediately. But she cannot accept this job as she does not have a work permit.
Our daughter has a college degree in construction quantity surveying and 10 years of experience in both residential and commercial construction. This is madness, especially when illegal immigrants are flowing across the border, taking jobs, and not being held accountable to the law.
Some friends have joked that the next time our daughter visits us, we should fly her into Mexico and get her to walk across the border, or donate money to the Clinton Foundation. Unfortunately neither of these is funny.
What is Hillary’s solution? She has said that in her first 100 days she would grant legal status to all illegal immigrants.
This not only contradicts our immigration laws, but it’s an affront to people who are following the law, including our kids, who are waiting on a family- or employee-based visa.
Gov. Haley, or someone else, please help us.
Paul Jinks,
Omni Boulevard
Mount Pleasant
http://www.postandcourier.com/20161003/161009900/letter-immigration-laws
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news-press.com
PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK
Mailbag, Oct. 2:
Mailbag@news-press.com 8:22 a.m. EDT October 2, 2016
Illegals not prohibited from voting
We have been told over and over that only citizens can vote, but we know that just isn't true. The 20-year-old terrorist who recently killed five people in a Macy's Department Store in Burlington, Washington, was not a citizen, but yet he voted in the last three election cycles since 2014. In the state of Washington, as it is in every state, all a person has to do is certify in writing that they are a citizen and authorized to vote in order to register. We hear all the time that one must be a citizen to vote, but it is an honor system. If anyone, including illegals, certify in writing they are citizens, they can register to vote. The answer I always get from politicians is, "Why would they lie?" It should be quite obvious.
Isn't it time that we consider the rights of the citizens of this country and enforce all our laws? Because we haven't enforced our immigration laws this is becoming a big problem. While we are at it, how about making sure that voters provide good identification to prove who they are. Liberal politicians are making a mockery of our voting system.
- Bob Russell, Fort Myers
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UB
Union-Bulletin.com
Building walls is worldwide movement
R.S. Ellard [October 2, 2016] 4 hrs ago
Sitting in my doctors waiting area recently I happened to pick up a Time magazine and in it was an article regarding border fences around the world. (October 2015).
Evidently, Donald Trump or Bill Clinton were not the first to suggest building a border wall.
Several border-wall projects are and have been under way worldwide, from India, which is seeking to fence off Bangladesh to the European Union, due to anti-migrant sentiment that runs high after terrorist incidents in Calais and the Mediterranean.
Saudi Arabia will soon complete a 600-mile wall at their border with Iraq adding to the 1,100 miles between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Turkey is building a wall along its southern border with Syria. Bulgaria is doing the same along its border with Turkey. The Hungarian Prime Minister wants to complete a fence to curb illegal immigration from Serbia. Israel of course has long had a wall. Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Slovakia have installed “temporary” barriers as well.
And let’s not forget the Korean demilitarized zone barrier.
All of these walls have been built to control the flow of immigrants and or possible terrorists as well as smugglers. But the underlying issue is the loss of regional identity. The massive increase of immigrants into other countries has forced the regional governments to invest millions of dollars that they may or may not have to spare on support services for immigrants who want to continue their cultural way of life and not blend into the local culture.
Elisabeth Vallet, an expert on border walls from the University of Quebec, says she found that building of walls was a sort of backlash to globalization.
National identity was in crisis in a world that was rapidly eliminating barriers to trade (NAFTA, TPP), communication and cultural exchange.
“Local populations are feeling that their way of life is impacted by globalization as immigrants try to come in to access free opportunities (financial, medical, educational) and that the way to retain their regional identity is to defend themselves against the other.”
So when Donald Trump says we need to build a wall, he’s joining a worldwide movement.
R.S. Ellard
Walla Walla
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The Columbus Dispatch
Letter: Legal immigrants resent lawbreakers
Sunday October 2, 2016
I respond to the Monday letter “Young immigrants live in fear” from Tara Dhungana. I am an immigrant, too, who more than 40 years ago went to a U.S. consulate (outside the United States) and applied for (legal) immigration. Then I waited for about a year and a half for my request to be approved.
I was granted a green card and permission to enter the U.S. while I was still outside the U.S. Using today’s PC terminology, I was a documented immigrant (legal alien). Let me make it loud and clear that I, together with millions of other legal immigrants, deeply resent those who break our laws and sneak into our country. There is a simple word for them: criminals.
I don’t know how to solve the problem of having millions of such people in our country, but at least let’s admit what they are.
Paul Nevai
Upper Arlington
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Longview News-Journal
Letters on Syrian refugees
Oct. 1, 2016
Just pick a number
Here we go again. The News Journal editor feels the need to share a blast (Other Voices, Sept. 23) at Texas Republicans for wishing to limit the relocation of Syrian refugees to Texas.
In the minds of our Democratic leadership and the left-leaning media we must have virtually unlimited immigration. It is not politically correct for us to point out the threats that a small percentage of these immigrants pose to Americans. We are to just shut up and assume the mighty federal government knows what they are doing. They assure us that there is no threat to our safety.
The facts are that in just the past few weeks attacks by immigrants have killed five and injured or maimed at least 34 in attacks at the St. Cloud Mall in Minnesota, in New York City and at the Cascade Mall in Washington state. So I have to ask the editor and those who believe as he does: How many dead, wounded and maimed Americans are acceptable before you support more thoroughly vetting immigrants and controlling our borders? Here's a hint: You cannot say that even one is too many because that number has long since been surpassed and you still support unfettered immigration. Just go ahead and state your number, Mr. Editor.
Al McBride, Longview
https://www.news-journal.com/news/2016/oct/01/letters-on-presidential-candidates-coach-role-mode/
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September 30, 2016
Bold, independent thinking
This administration’s nihilistic anti-American mindset policies and rhetoric has further brought about America’s economic and moral decline. President Barack Obama exhibits blatant disregard for the Constitution and rule of law. Obama is antithesis to God, family and country. Obama divides. It’s what he does. Hillary Clinton will further this agenda.
Conceit, deceit and failure define Clinton. She classifies people by race, gender and lifestyle. It’s what she does. For Benghazi, Clinton should have been stripped of her position, for her email crimes, Clinton should be (in) prison. Clinton has a proven record.
America is truly a nation of diverse ethnics, races and faiths. It is who we are. America welcomes legal immigrants, with assimilation. Key word: assimilate. Unprotected borders endanger all Americans. Flooding our country with masses of illegal immigrants falls squarely on Obama, Clinton and Congress.
Donald Trump is intelligent, resourceful, resilient, creative and capable. Trump is a flawed but accomplished man willing to take on the tremendous task of being our next president and commander in chief. Trump’s personality is straightforward, his temperament extraordinaire and his stance on U.S. immigration exceptional. He will protect our constitutional rights, by nominating upright judges. He will safeguard our borders. He will champion all people. Trump will create jobs. It’s what he does.
America needs authentic, bold, independent thinking in leadership, guidance, encouragement and dedication to liberty, hard work, family and principles. Trump is the American dream. Trump has a proven record.
We, the people, the silent majority, the deplorable must act and vote Trump.
Katie Biega, Pine Grove Mills
http://www.centredaily.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article105327726.html
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Goshen
News
LETTERS: Serve US citizens first
September 30, 2016
Serve US citizens first
In a recent open letter welcoming Latino friends to Elkhart County, the writer made a number of misstatements. Since she focused on economics initially, so let me focus on that point. Government data shows that among the lowly educated immigrants, 60 percent are still receiving government assistance five years after coming here.
Further, the National Academy of Sciences released an exhaustive report that finds immigration redistributes income and costs the government billions of dollars every year. In one paragraph, the NAS states “...bottom line, is that immigration reduces the wages of some American workers and that this reduction creates benefits for owners of capital. But that economic benefit is almost certainly eaten up by the large net fiscal drain (taxes paid minus services used) that immigrants create.” Further the report states “... In my view, the best way to think about immigration is that it is primarily a redistributive policy, transferring income from some workers to owners of capital and from taxpayers to low-income immigrant families.”
I would suggest that with a labor shortage in the area, business would be better off recruiting United States citizens to relocate to the area from economically depressed regions of the U.S. Given the immense aid we give to foreigners, don’t U.S. citizens deserve consideration, especially considering that there are still 12 million unemployed/underemployed U.S. citizens? We are indeed a charitable country, but we should not overlook our own citizens in favor of foreigners who do not have the same history, culture or allegiances we have.
— Randy Vandegrift
Maineville, Ohio
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The Augusta Chronicle
Our system is in peril
By Thomas N. Dean
Aiken
Friday, Sept. 30, 2016
If Hillary Clinton wins the U.S. presidency in November , that could be our last free election in the United States.
The politicization of the FBI and the Department of Justice by the Obama regime is complete. They failed to prosecute Clinton for her blatant, obvious circumstantial intent not to protect classified information in the State Department as she swore to do. Her whole staff was involved in covering up, deleting and ignoring freedom-of-information requests about her private email system. She set this up to hide her pay-to-play dealings with the Clinton Foundation, thinking the system would not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Fortunately, she was wrong about that, and Judicial Watch brought it to light as part of the Benghazi investigation.
Clinton is continuing the lawless path of the Obama administration and will do so if she is elected. All over the country, boards of elections at the local and state levels have shown they are not interested in either investigating or detecting voter fraud. Whenever Judicial Watch asks for records about voter registrations or voters – data which by law is required to be available – it is stonewalled. When it sues to get the information and to clean up the voter rolls as required by law, the Department of Justice opposes its efforts. It has been disclosed that in Virginia, there are many counties where illegals are registered to vote. This information had to be obtained by court order, as usual, and as yet there is no effort to fix the problem.
It is estimated there are more than 24 million people illegally registered to vote across the United States. They either are deceased, have moved or are ineligible to vote, such as illegal aliens and noncitizens being registered. President Obama is pushing the immigration service to grant citizenship to as many immigrants as possible before November. The rush is so intent that more than 800 who were identified for deportation have been made citizens.
This is the formidably corrupt system that faces Donald Trump in November. Every qualified legal voter must turn out to elect him. He will be this corrupt system’s disrupter whom we need desperately. Without him, our constitutional republic with democratic influences will be no more.
http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2016-09-30/our-system-peril#
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The Daily Item
more for you!
Time for major change
September 30, 2016
The article in The Daily Item about an illegal immigrant (Sept. 27) arrested after dispute has raised many questions.
What will the law do with him now? Will we put him in jail and keep him? How was he getting money before his arrest? Where did he live? Were the taxpayers already supporting him? How, if he had no green card?
I am a registered Democrat, but I have always voted for who I think will do the better job. This year I am voting for Trump because he is right on so many issues. We need a major change in Washington.
Dolores Starks,
Millmont
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Yankton Daily
Press & Dakotan
Wrong On Refugees
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Charles Cvrk, Springfield
Kelly Hertz’s “Skittles” column (Press & Dakotan, Sept. 23) presumes that immigration to the U.S. is somehow a right and that there are no refugee areas in or near areas of conflict. It also presumes an unlimited budget to transport, house, feed, care for and support any and all comers regardless of the situation.
This is a patently false premise. Immigration was carefully controlled from 1924 to 1965 to assimilate the flood of immigrants from the early 20th century. These legal immigrants wanted to become Americans. We cannot say the same about the current illegal immigrants and refugees, because the Democrat Party has been busy “Balkan-izing” Americans for more than 30 years to divide us by ethnic and other means.
As to keeping refugees out of our country:
• Known as the McCarran-Walter Act, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 allows for the “Suspension of entry or imposition of restrictions by the president, whenever the President finds that the entry of aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.
• The president may, by proclamation, and for such a period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or non-immigrants, or impose any restrictions on the entry of aliens he may deem to be appropriate.”
And who do you suppose last used this process?
Why, it was Democrat President Jimmy Carter, no less than 37 years ago, in 1979, to keep Iranians out of the United States.
But he actually did more. He made all Iranian students, already in the United States, check in with the government. And then he deported a bunch of them. Seven thousand were found in violation of their visas, and a total of 15,000 Iranians were forced to leave the USA in 1979.
http://www.yankton.net/opinion/article_8c038ae4-86ab-11e6-b40a-1f0a1fef8b97.html
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Livingston Daily Press & Argus
PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK
Hillary Clinton supporters overlook the facts
letters 2:44 p.m. EDT September 29, 2016
This past week hasn’t gone so well for Hillary Clinton regarding her health and her comments categorizing Donald Trump supporters as a “Basket of Deplorables.” The backlash has begun, drawing out her sycophants to circle the wagons defending her.
Cue Gene-Gene the Lying Machine, throwback from the 70s Gong Show. Gene Lyons, the third-rate columnist from Little Rock, would rather lie from the treetops than tell the truth from the ground. His premise that illegal immigrants can’t legally collect government services, “Period,” is absurd. Apparently the “anchor babies” concept is too “hurtful” for him to comprehend. According to the non-partisan Center for Immigration Studies, illegal immigrant families receive nearly twice the amount of government benefits as U.S. natives, and do so through their children. Don’t let the facts get in the way of your false narrative, Gene.
Mr. Lyons would like to have us overlook those pesky Hillary emails by smearing Judicial Watch, “that secretly funded organization that exists purely to make bizarre accusations against the Clintons.” I guess my donations to them are now considered “secret.” The emails uncover a litany of Hillary’s pay to play efforts, her lies about Benghazi, and her outrageous “speaking fees” from those hoping to buy her influence. Regardless of who uncovered the emails, what is contained in them remains the same, and it is abhorrent!
Gene Lyons would have more credibility if he wore a paper bag over his head and went by the moniker of the “Unknown Columnist.” Gong!
Eric Havenhill
Brighton
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LancasterOnline
September 29, 2016
Clinton’s immigration policy will harm US
The race for the White House is underway and the verbal venom and empty promises are filling the airwaves.
Democrats boldly promise the poor and unemployed that they will be rewarded with a better and more prosperous life if they vote Democrat. In the last eight years of Democratic rule, their hollow words have failed to stop the anxiety and bloodshed in our cities.
Political activists fan the flames of discontent instead of setting an example by actually walking the forgotten streets of America and staying long enough to solve “real’’ problems. In Democratic circles, they are unaware that talk is cheap and real solutions are the only cure.
Hillary Clinton portrays herself as the quintessential humanitarian and advocates an open-door policy for America. She is oblivious to the fact that among the refugees entering America, there are likely some hardened criminals, global extremists and drug-runners who seek to destroy vulnerable Americans and their families.
Clinton and her Washington cronies expect Americans to hand over their tax dollars and naively support this policy. If Clinton practiced what she preached, she would welcome the refugees to live in her home in Chappaqua, New York, and build a sanctuary city in her neighborhood.
Liberals fail to respond when societal haters demonize our nation’s police force and blatantly disrespect our flag, pledge of allegiance, military and laws. Without all of the symbols of our freedom, we will eventually cease to be the “United” States of America.
All political parties should have a conscience and be able to truthfully tell voters that what they promise them is achievable.
Republican Donald Trump is outspoken, brash and a political nonconformist, but with the possibility of a President Clinton, I must say that Trump is looking better every day.
Kathy E. Hondares
East Lampeter Township
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THE MORNING CALL
America witnessing death of democracy
September 29, 2016
In 1776 a wonderful thing happened. The signers of the Declaration of Independence declared freedom for America. The signers were learned men steeped in Western culture and Christian values that were built on the ideals of Greek and Roman philosophers, holding dear the values of freedom and Western legal tradition. What followed was a democracy that has not been replicated since and has been kept alive by a good educational and political foundation.
Today some people believe we can march with our military anywhere in the world and spread this form of democracy. For democracy to work, you need learned people to follow its ideals, which is lacking in many countries. Throughout U.S. history immigrants have come here mainly from Europe, whose people were immersed in Western and Christian values of right and wrong and understood the ideals of democracy and the importance of education and hard work.
Over the last 40 years we have allowed immigrants in from a multitude of countries that do not understand these values and have watered down our form of democracy. Undocumented and refugee immigrants are weakening our ideals, which will ultimately destroy our form of democracy.
Joseph Pugliese
Lower Macungie Township
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/letters/mc-democracy-immigrants-pugliese-20160929-story.html
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ISD IOWA STATE DAILY
Letter: Trump is the clear choice
By Douglas Peyton, Class of 1973 September 29, 2016
Democratic Iowa State Sen. Herman Quirmbach wrote a letter to the editor bashing Sen. Chuck Grassley for supporting presidential candidate Donald Trump for his name calling. Well, senator, I am a long-time Grassley supporter and more recently a Donald Trump convert and supporter. So senator, which Hillary basket do I belong: racist, sexist, homophobe, zenophobe, Islamaphobe or a “you name it” (sic)?
While I am not a fan of name calling, Donald Trump has proven himself to be a very quick study when it comes to politics and becoming a credible presidential candidate. He met with the president of Mexico, he laid out a very detailed plan to rebuild the military, including specifying the number of ships, aircraft and weapon systems. He met with black clergy and community leaders to seek suggestions on how to help the black community and ask for their support and votes (something very rare for a Republican candidate).
When the state of Louisiana flooded, he promptly visited the area, bringing with him some financial aid, moral support, but most importantly, he brought the plight of those small communities to the attention of the entire nation.
And illegal immigration and terrorism are both issues we had better take very seriously, both of which have been early cornerstones of the Trump campaign. And senator, I am sure you are aware that these issues affect your constituents directly. Hundreds of U.S. companies employ foreign “guest workers,” who overstay their H1B visa and ultimately become illegal immigrants.
It is those illegal immigrants who we rarely talk about, but directly compete for the jobs of Iowa State graduates in the fields of architecture, engineering, mathematics, science and medicine.
Rather than be deported, those highly educated illegal immigrants will most likely be willing to work for less money and benefits, plus they don’t have student loan debt.
Most people agree that a strong workforce and family values are core components to make America Great again. Consequently, Donald Trump laid out a plan for child care and maternity leave. His goal was to do that without growing government nor creating strangling regulation and bureaucracy. His proposal not only holds the potential to strengthen the family, reduce future crime and make for a much productive workforce, but it proves his longtime commitment to supporting women who chose to be in the workforce and have a family. He calls it “just good business.”
http://www.iowastatedaily.com/app_content/article_45458c2a-7f7a-11e6-a847-1b6560519536.html
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Indianagazette.com
The Indian Gazette
Letter to the Editor: U.S. has a president, not a king
on September 29, 2016
The Supreme Court blocked President Obama’s executive action on immigration, which would have shielded millions of illegal immigrants from deportation and allowed them to work legally.
In the United States we have a president, not a king. If the executive branch could make law on its own, the consequences for our country would be disastrous. And if the rule of law becomes meaningless, the very foundation of our country begins to break down.
President Obama has routinely defended his position by saying that he acted only because Congress had not passed an immigration reform bill. That’s not a legitimate excuse.
The U.S. Constitution clearly outlines the powers and responsibilities of three branches of government. The legislative branch writes the law, the judicial branch interprets the law and the executive branch enforces the law. Nowhere does it say that if Congress does not act in accordance with the president’s wishes, then he or she has the ability to act on his or her own.
If a president believes Congress should take action on a particular topic, he or she can use the bully pulpit to pressure Congress. He or she can threaten to veto legislation that Congress passes.
But we as a nation must remember the wisdom of our Founding Fathers and avoid putting too much power in the hands of one person.
We don’t need a King Obama or a Queen Hillary, but we do need a president that wants to make America great again.
Rick Stancombe
Vietnam War combat veteran
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Herald & Review
Letter to the Editor: U.S. needs to crack down on immigration
September 29, 2016
Don't forget 9/11/2001 as you are talking about, "how did those foreigners receive training to fly airplanes in the U.S.?" Try to put yourself in the planes going into the buildings.
Security supposedly was raised, and 15 years later, we have more lone wolfs running loose in the U.S. How did these terrorists get materials to create bombs without being red-flagged? If you are a person who believes in "come one, come all" to the U.S., then I am sure you have forgotten.
Remember the Trojan Horse (which created total havoc), 9/11 and all the other tragedies that have been going on in our United States of America and ask yourself, "do you want any and all foreigners in your neighborhood?" Look around you, my fellow Americans, are we ready for a conflict like Vietnam in our country? Do we cut the foreigners off before they are admitted into the U.S.? We have to run a tighter ship in the United States of America or we will see more possible terrorists in our country.
Larry Auton, Decatur
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AL.COM
Alabama sheriff: We need to regain control of immigration
By Guest Voices AL.com
on September 28, 2016
By Sheriff Ana Franklin, who lives in Morgan County, Alabama
Enforcing immigration laws is supposed to be a federal responsibility, but when the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent's hands are tied the job doesn't get done. Over the past few years the Obama administration has been actively undermining immigration enforcement, and dealing with criminal alien offenders in our communities becomes a local matter.
The policy of the Obama administration is to simply ignore the overwhelming majority of people who violate immigration laws, ostensibly so they can focus on catching and removing criminal aliens. But in reality, they have not even been doing that. In the past two years, some 50,000 criminal aliens have been released from custody and returned to the streets of America. Even more frustrating for local law enforcement is that even when we arrest deportable aliens who have committed other crimes, we are told that the crimes for which we have arrested them are not sufficiently serious for ICE to deport them.
But my frustration as a law enforcement official is nothing compared to the grief of those who are victimized by criminal aliens who could and should have been removed from the country. All across the country, lives have been lost or shattered, and families irrevocably torn apart because the Obama administration is more concerned about protecting illegal aliens than it is about protecting the American people.
And although Alabama isn't considered an immigration hotspot yet, the state faces some real issues. The Federation for American Immigration Reform estimated in 2012 that there were an estimated 125,000 illegal immigrants currently in the state, costing state and local taxpayers close to $300 million annually.
As an elected law enforcement official, I see the direct impact of illegal immigration on the state and its residents. And that's why I'm calling on our elected officials to make the following changes:
- Congress and the president need to actually work together to establish workable strategies and funding to secure our international borders.
- ICE should be allowed to do its job. The public should not have to wait for an illegal alien to commit a truly heinous crime before ICE takes action.
- Congress must do its job and make sure that the Executive Branch carries out the laws as they are written, and to follow the "Rule of Law."
- State and local sanctuary policies need to repealed. They result in dangerous, deportable criminals being released into our communities.
We can and should have a vigorous national debate about immigration policy and how to make it better serve our national interests. Enforcing our laws and protecting the safety of the American public from criminal aliens should not be a matter for debate. It should be a matter for action. American lives depend on us doing our jobs.
If our federal government refuses to act responsibly, then we as sheriffs and local law enforcement will do whatever we can to protect our communities and to keep our citizens safe.
http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/09/alabama_sheriff_we_need_to_reg.html
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MARIA TIMES
Guest Commentary
Rules needed for illegal immigration
Updated Sep 28, 2016
Illegal immigration is the most one-sided political issue of modern times, with the vast majority of Americans, both Republican and Democrat, opposed to our government’s policy of allowing unscreened illegal immigrants to come and remain here.
They try to stop them at the border, but once they have reached their destination, the Obama administration has given ICE orders to only pick up and deport some of the criminal types, and leave the rest alone, even if they have been convicted of having committed criminal actions here.
The main reason for lack of action to solve this problem is that well-funded pressure group lobbies representing those who benefit from illegal immigration buy off members of Congress with contributions to get what their clients want, which is little or no immigration law enforcement.
Usually it’s about certain industries maximizing their profits with cheap, illegal labor at the expense of American workers who won’t work for such low wages. Thus our corrupt government is forcing us to pay taxes to subsidize special interests.
There are about three very large Hispanic political organizations with the goal of helping illegal immigrants, providing money to buy big banners, organize demonstrations, put out information in favor of illegal immigrant rights.
Often they deliberately distort the truth. Rightly so they champion Cesar Chavez, a great American, and they march for immigrants’ rights on his birthday. But they fail to disclose that he was very strongly opposed to illegal immigration, because it lowered farm-worker wages. It was very difficult to convince him to come out in favor of the 1986 Reagan amnesty, but he finally did so, only after our politicians promised it would be the final and very last amnesty.
All valid studies have shown the negative effects on our country are much greater than any positive effects, because our recent immigrants are mainly poor and uneducated. Many are also good, honest, hard-working people, but when waving financial benefits at them, they quickly accept the welfare they receive legally to raise their American-born children.
Basically we are importing poverty at the expense of taxpayers. Also many illegals do not practice family planning, and they have many children they are unable to adequately care for. Some of these children will become the gang members of tomorrow.
I am a Hispanic American citizen, so nobody can call me a racist. I am a member of the Hispanic silent majority which is deeply concerned about the ever-increasing flow of illegal immigrants across our mostly unsecured southern border. They just keep coming, because our president wants it that way for political reasons.
Now, with the encouragement of our leaders, even recent arrivals will get amnesty with their easy-to-obtain false documents our government won’t have the resources nor manpower to verify. Thus it will be easy for them to show they were here before any established cutoff date.
In opposition to the Hispanic organizations that defend illegal immigration, there are about four fighting against illegal immigration. By far the largest is the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Everything printed in its monthly newsletter is very carefully checked out for accuracy. Their experts propose the following solutions:
Making E-Verify mandatory to eliminate the job magnet, so nobody illegally here can be employed here.
Increase or decrease legal immigration in accordance with our labor needs.
Update the H-2A Farm Workers Visa Program, so farmers will want to use it to obtain their workers legally.
Remove and deport illegals slowly due to the logistics problems, especially those taking American jobs our unskilled and semiskilled people need.
Sally Rodriguez is an activist for Federation for American Immigration Reform, and the Central California Immigration Reform groups.
