The continuing drumbeat to protect “Immigrants” from ICE must stop. Your paper printed a letter in the July 25-31 edition, which stated that the Mayor needs to “… speak out, lead. Silence [about ICE raids] makes us complicit.”
Nonsense. The City Council is barely able to effectively address our local needs. It must not spend time and money engaging in trying to nullify legal federal programs. Progressives calling everyone who comes to the U.S. an “immigrant” mixes legal and illegal immigration — on purpose. The U.S. has a legal entry process and laws to control illegal entry. Since the progressives apparently do not like the U.S. controlling illegal entry they should work on Congress to change the laws. Our elected representative lawmakers: Beyer, Kane and Warner should be very willing to help.
In the meantime, the Council should stick to lowering taxes and improving services — and as all taxpayers know, they have a lot of work.
Edward M. Templeman
Alexandria