Stop skewing truth on Trump

Letter date: 
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Letter publisher: 
The Register Guard
Letter author: 
Arvid Freiberg
Letter body: 

Having read the far-left Register-Guard this morning, one would get the impression that everyone in the subscription area is opposed to Donald Trump. That’s far from the truth, and it would be appropriate if The Register-Guard would at least try to tell the full truth concerning Trump’s policies and attempt to represent those who support Trump.

Trump was (is) a very successful, moral businessman until he entered politics and now has been unfairly trashed by every far-left liberal progressive in the U.S. The total panic over Trump’s order for stronger vetting of immigrants from seven — seven — terrorist-infested countries is totally uncalled for. (By the way, his order is not a travel ban.)

President Obama himself ordered immigration from Iraq to be stopped for a period of time. One gets the impression that immigration and being supported by the American taxpayer is a right. There is no longer a need for immigrants to be properly vetted, no need for immigrants to profess loyalty to the U.S., no longer a need for immigrants to have a sponsor and support themselves, etc.

The main purpose of the federal government is to protect the citizens of America, and we now have a president who takes that purpose seriously. This is America, and citizens are to be considered first.