Patty Morins slam on Van Hollen: Letters to the Editor April 23, 2025
The Issue: The mom of murdered Maryland woman Rachel Morin slamming Sen.Van Hollen’s actions.Patty Morin asks the questions that all Americans who possess common sense should be asking: Why have those in charge let violent illegal aliens into our country to rape, vandalize and murder Americans (“Mom slams non-sen.-se pol,” April 17)?Sen.
Chris Van Hollen should have to sit in a room with the families of Rachel Morin and Laken Riley and listen to what these illegal aliens did to their children.There is so much wrong with Van Hollen’s actions that it defies explanation.Perhaps if his family had been directly affected, he would feel differently.Betsy FlorPutnam ValleyVan Hollen’s selective indignation reveals his true priority: political theater, not constitutional principle.His international advocacy tour, complete with press conferences and social-media updates, serves his image while ignoring the daily reality facing so many American citizens.If due process matters to Van Hollen only when it generates headlines for a noncitizen, it’s not principle — it’s posturing.Americans deserve representatives who champion their constitutional rights with the same fervor shown toward noncitizens.
Until then, Van Hollen’s crusade stands as cynical political theater draped in constitutional rhetoric.Todd PittinskyPort JeffersonVan Hollen has ignored the pleas of another murder victim’s mother and gone to El Salvador to rescue an alleged member of MS-13.Fortunately, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has teamed with President Trump and will send Van Hollen home with nothing more than his tail between his legs.In effect, Bukele is providing more protection to the American people than Van Hollen.Nicholas MaffeiYonkersIt’s laughable: The feigned outrage by some people chastising Democrat politicians for going to El Salvador to rescue an alleged gang member.There is nobody to blame but yourselves; you elected these morons.Walter GoldeskiEast Brunswick, NJVan Ho...