Another day, another letter full of misinformation.
This time, a letter of June 28 attempts to explain Donald Trump's success so far. Unfortunately, several assumptions are simply wrong. The easiest to debunk is the "letting people enter from places that hate us without first checking...etc." allegations. The fact is we don't. Period. Haven't for decades.
Additionally, regarding the claims that "millions walk into the country and get everything from education to room and board. The public school part is accurate, but room and board? In truth native born Americans (non-immigrant) have a 50% higher rate of public housing assistance usage than "illegals" rate of housing assistance. This is in addition to the fact that non Social security enrolled ("illegal") residents get none of the perks (income tax refund, Social security, etc) of citizens.
The "maybe we're tired of changing the way we live, work, an d celebrate our faith..." comment is revelatory. It seems that the writer longs for the good old days of institutionalized discrimination against those whose lifestyle has zero impact on them, but whose difference offends them. There is a difference between "celebrating our faith, " which has never been threatened, and forcing our faith down the throats of those with whom we differ. For decades this has been the American way; ask the KKK.
Simply put, the immigration issues the writer cites are not about to be solved by Trump or the party he represents. The flood of illegals peaked in 2007-2008. In 8 "Bush years," 1.85 million "illegals" were deported. In only the first 6 "Obama years, "' 2.04 million were deported, which is more than Reagan, Bush 4,1 and Clinton combined! To be fair both Bush 43 and Obama begged Republican controlled Houses to address the immigration issue. We're still waiting.
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