Blue states blanch at Trumps mass deportation plans: Letters to the Editor Nov. 28, 2024
So some Democrats are threatening to defy the deportation of illegal immigrants, including ones who have committed crimes (“Denver Dem vows to shield migrants,” Nov.23).Do they understand what a sanctuary city was supposed to be? It’s supposed to be: If you have a crime committed against you, you would not be deported for reporting the crime.They have morphed this into protecting the people actually committing the crimes.So these mayors and governors who order their citizens and their police forces to not cooperate are actually obstructing the federal law.Federal supremacy is the law of the land, and these people should be charged with obstruction of justice.This is not a moral issue.
This is a legal issue.Those who obstruct federal law enforcement should personally pay the consequences, just like any other citizen.
Supposedly, nobody is above the law — unless you came here illegally.Mindy RaderNew CityThe United States of America belongs to its legal citizens.Leftist politicians should not be “giving away” that which does not belong to them.The damage caused to our country by President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas can never be fully repaired.
They’re the enemy within.It’s unlikely that the millions of illegal immigrants will ever be fully assimilated.Prompt and significant work needs to be done to stop the inflow of illegals.Thomas BirnbaumManhattanJennie Taer’s article “Joe’s last gift for illegals” (Nov.
21) sums up one of the many reasons why Trump won this election in a landslide.To all Democrats: You have asked or wondered why the election was lost for your party, and this is one of the primary reasons why: Stupid stuff like this is a slap in the face to those who want change.I am appalled by the decisions of this president over the last four years, and I am happy for a change.On immigration, the Republican Party has presented its case for a way forward.Joe MarcoHatboro, Pa....