Our congressman finds it easy to blame, but the border problem starts with Bush, who placed the border about a half mile from the actual border and ended with Donald Trump, who signed a bill that did not allow a border wall to be built at Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge. When we visited the refuge the other day we counted 21 people who crossed the river border. One was pushing a baby carriage with a fake baby; what does that mean? And no Border Patrol around, ever. We have called the Border Patrol many times and they always state that an agent will be sent, but the area remains open.
Paul Johnson
Hidalgo
Invasion
defended
I understand your concern for Ukraine. We need an immediate ceasefire and negotiations for peace in Ukraine
To get there, we need an informed populace.
It is not true that Russia was not provoked. It would assist Americans willing to review the invasion to know that Russia acquired Crimea in 1783, that Russia was promised repeatedly by the U.S. since 1991 that NATO would never approach Russia’s borders, that Bill Clinton first broke this promise, that Joe Biden continues this assault on Russian red lines, that Biden is surrounded by former leaders of the Fascist Project for a New American Century — the warmongers who brought us the Iraq War — and that the military industrial complex that the last great American presidents did their best to warn us about, Ike and JFK, is making record profits.
Biden wants nothing to do with Peace. That’s his career record.
Please let the people know!
Tom Laney
Mercedes
Offering
solutions
It is fortunate that this newspaper places the Opinion page toward the rear of the news section. Why? For me, with any luck and Mr. Coronado’s assistance, it’s so I can brighten my day with a hearty contribution of conservative humor after reading the news. His letter is a response to my previous letter.
I do offer suggestions. I can’t say they are or are not solutions, but they offer an alternative other than saying Republicans are right and Democrats are wrong.
My suggestions include: On Oct. 30 reforming government such as removing politicians older than 50, doing away with the Electoral College, declaring gerrymandering a crime, outlawing the filibuster, on and on. Having employees leading the ranks of whistleblowers on Nov. 13 rather than just “doing their job.” On Dec. 23, suggesting that another letter writer take action and support an oversight committee for the Supreme Court. On Jan. 11 I suggested restructuring and improving the Valley’s ISDs. On Feb. 11 I suggested building on our country’s strengths instead of renaming slavery. On Feb. 26 I suggested solving the misinformation problem by asking Republicans to refrain from biased sources or using “generalizations” to substantiate their untruthful claims.
People should do more than worship the conservative complainers, whose politicians have for the past 20 years stopped nearly every attempt to come up with the answers you demand. But I will work harder to provide possible solutions. Believe me, neither radical conservatives nor radical progressives will like them.
Ned Sheats
Mission
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