Dear Editor:
In response to your recent editorial, immigration Agencies can and do play a role in helping to identify
potentially threatening visitors or immigrants, as they clearly allowed the
9/11 hijackers into the US when they could have stopped them at the gates.
Nonetheless, US immigration bureaus are currently overzealous in their
attempts to eradicate threats of 'terrorism' from American soil. Like many other government sponsored initiatives, such as NSEERS and SEVIS, the ICE raid appears to miss its mark and results instead in wreaking
another kind of 'terror' on those who bear no ill-will towards America.
Still, while immigration agencies should reevaluate their current 'he-man'
tactics, these agencies do have the right and are charged with the
responsibility of finding and deporting illegal immigrants whether they are
gardeners or terrorists. Illegal immigrants are here illegally and as such
they are vulnerable to the consequences of their actions. State governments should not be lauded for their attempts to circumvent
federal actions, no matter how ridiculous they may seem, by turning a blind
eye to those who reside within their jurisdiction. They should instead
encourage their constituents to take a more active role in democracy and
make themselves heard by their representatives in Congress, which might even
lead to stronger support of human rights and civil liberties on a grander scale.
Ona Beresniova
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