Dear Editor: This is in response with respect to Rev. Stephen P. Morris (“Asking the Jesus Questions,” Aug. 15).
If you look up the history of our country, we’ve never allowed everyone into our country. I am sure if you look back at your own families, you would know how they came. They didn’t just cross a border. They had to – like my grandparents – wait and not only that, they both couldn’t come at the same time. My grandfather had to have a job and also had to learn English. After a few years of saving money, he sent for his wife and daughter.
My wife’s parents had it harder. Her father had to have a job and it took him nine years to save before he could send for his wife and son. This is the way it was. This is the way it should be. If want to come here, there is no free ride. You earn it by waiting your turn and then work here to save enough to bring your wife and family.
This political correctness is hurting the country and people in government better wake up. It can’t just go on.
We give to countries to help them. Does anyone in government ever see how this money is being spent? No, they just give money and the other governments line their pockets. Very little trickles down.
SALVATORE CIACCIO
Astoria
With all due respect sir, a border is a border be it land or sea. The Latin Countries and Canadians are just geographically closer, sorry immigrants of the continent and other areas. Also, times were different, every one from every country worked as hard as your ancestors. But I tell you this, our ancestors such as yours and mine had it difficult sure, but never had to endure what these immigrants are enduring now through media and public scrutiny by monsters such as Trump and the Tea Party bigots, also they work just as hard as our ancestors did and they are here for the same reasons. If you would read or study history you would know that the Italians and Irish were treated the same way as the Latinos are being treated today. The difference is that in those days, it was Ford, Carnegie, Vanderbilt and men of that ilk and not Trump screaming. These men and the ones who advocate them are all mortally scared of a non white America plain and simple. If Trump is so worried about the border, why doesn’t he talk of a Canadian border? The terrorists of 9/11 came through the Northern border not Southern one. But the worst aspect of this sad situation is that most Irish and Italian Catholic’s embrace Trump whilst they should be helping their Latino brothers and sisters as their ancestors were the Latinos of their era. How soon we forget were we come from given a few generations of prosperity. The one correct point the gentleman made was America never let anyone in. You are correct unless you were WHITE and PROTESTANT.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ramon Quinn Ramirez