To the editor: I’m conflicted on many elements of the immigration issue. I don’t need to see massive round-ups and detention facilities, as have been instructed.
What appears to be obviously lacking from the dialog is that companies are federally prohibited from hiring undocumented individuals. How about we begin by imposing the legal guidelines on the books? If they’re lawful everlasting residents with inexperienced playing cards or the like, go away them alone. If they’ve Particular person Taxpayer Identification Numbers in California, transfer on or change that provision. Fantastic and jail the employers who rent and revenue and probably reap the benefits of these illegal immigrants. Then possibly the legal guidelines will change to profit all.
Understandably Trump is pro-business — and merciless to the much less lucky — so this will likely by no means get resolved.
Gina Lovin, Vista
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To the editor: Fascinating article. Why aren’t there articles about farm and restaurant house owners making use of for work visas, nonimmigrant NAFTA Skilled (TN) visas, or different employment visas for his or her staff?
Marcia Barnett, Santa Barbara
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To the editor: In gentle of President-elect Donald Trump’s push for mass deportation, the view on immigrants has turn into dehumanizing and demonizing. The language used in direction of immigrants must be introduced in a brand new gentle, to not dehumanize them.
Trump refers to immigrants as “criminals” and “murderers” who’re a risk to our nation. For years, undocumented immigrants have been given phrases like “illegals” and “aliens,” solely additional perpetuating concern and division.
We’ve turned on our nation’s beliefs, inscribed on the Statue of Liberty: “Give me your drained, your poor, your huddled lots craving to breathe free.” Fairly than acknowledging their contributions, immigrants are framed as threats to security and the economic system. They’ve contributed to our economic system as laborers, shoppers and altruistic staff, and in return, we’ve exploited their labor pressure and profited from their international locations’ shopper base.
By pushing for mass deportation, Donald Trump solely reinforces the oppression of the poor and dealing class, fueling discrimination.
Karina Mora, El Monte
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To the editor: The wealth of countries now is dependent upon the dimensions of their populations — in the event you don’t consider that, please take a look at China and India. These international locations are now not Third World nations due to the dimensions of their populations. They’re difficult the USA in wealth resulting from their populations.
Those that contribute to the economic system must be acknowledged as a legit a part of our nation; to do in any other case is suicide. Pink states are killing themselves with their applications to deport them. They, greater than another industrial states, want them to develop their economies. Cease the madness!
Glenn Shockley, Winnetka
