Dear Editor:
In response to your editorial, "What's in a name?", how about focusing on enforcing the federal law of 1986 - IRCA - Immigration Reform and Control Act? We have a current federal law that states that only US citizens or nationals, temporary resident aliens and permanent resident aliens are permitted to be employed in the US. What enforcement body is doing anything about that? Employers continue to employ undocumented, illegal aliens because they can. Thousands of employers continue to break a federal law with no fear, since there are absolutely no consequences. Hence, the myriad of problems resulting from this illegal practice continue. Doesn't matter what name you use (ICE, or...), we need an enforcement body that actually supports and enforces an existing federal law. Let us look at your comment in this most recent newsletter; I quote..."ICE should not lose sight of its primary mission: to help protect our homeland by hunting terrorists, it should leave dishwashers, cooks, and gardeners alone." By leaving the dishwashers, cooks and gardeners alone, do you mean that you are advocating that employers continue to violate the federal law? Are you now supporting continued illegal activities? What a sad state of affairs. I guess law abiding citizens, nationals and documented aliens, along with honest employers truly do not have a chance. The message is clear - go ahead, continue to break the law, no one cares and no one will stop you. Still proud to be a (legal) USC. God Bless America
Mary Ann V.M. Lopez
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