Letters: Enforce immigration laws until they change
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Regarding "Report: Deported Fairfield mom fears for her safety" (May 1): I take offense to the article showing Maribel Trujillo-Diaz in a church, an illegal immigrant who knowingly broke the law, and gave birth to a few kids in this country.
To humanize this situation, to provoke emotional support for her is disgraceful, to say the least. Why is it so difficult for people to be fully accountable for their illegal actions? It's okay to have empathy for her children, but not her. This is a tragedy for her kids created by her and her husband. When people try to support their argument with emotion, it lessens their credibility, their intellect, and causes the reasonable person to shut down from listening to a lame argument. Congress has had ample opportunity to change immigration law, but until the law is changed, enforcement of the current law should and must be welcomed and applauded.
Wesley Adams, Sharonville
There's no comparing Trump, Nixon situations
It is ridiculous to compare President Trump’s firing of Comey with Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre.” Nixon was only accused of committing crimes to be re-elected. Trump is under investigation for committing treason to get elected, and for selling our national security secrets to our enemies.
Edward Roberts, Westwood
Springer ad speaks truth regarding health care act
Regarding Jerry Springer’s advertisement in the Tuesday edition of the Enquirer: I agree with Springer 100 percent that a lot of people are going to die because of the Obamacare repeal. The problem is that no one listens until it’s too late or people don’t really understand the scope or seriousness of something until it’s compared to something they can understand. I think Springer’s analogy or comparison to 9/11 may give people a tangible view of just how many people are going to be affected by this repeal.
Some of Springer's critics don't get it. What Springer does for a living or anything about him at all is moot. He’s talking about something that he sees as critically important for people to understand. Just because someone voices his opinion in a manner that the general population can understand does not make him “holier than thou."
Bonnie Bockleman, College Hill
Trump firings draw scrutiny from critic
In January, President Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates one day after she had twice personally told the White House Counsel that Michael Flynn was compromised in regard to the Russians.
In March, the president fired Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, who was investigating friends and associates of the president.
Tuesday, the president abruptly fired FBI Director Comey in the midst of an FBI investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's meddling in the election that sent him to the White House.
Some way to make America great again in just your first 109 days, Comrade Trump.
Paul Ashworth, Delhi
Americans share common healthcare needs
Brad Wenstrup ("GOP health care bill threads needle of compassion" May 9) said that the House health care bill he supported "gives states the option to design their own package of essential health care benefits tailored to their residents instead of forcing compliance with a one- size-fits-all federal list." Sounds nice. But as far as I know, people in all states have babies, get cancer, need mental health care, and have all kinds of pre-existing conditions. Do we want to have a health care system in which the quality, cost and availability of care depends on which state you live in? I don't. We are all Americans.
Patricia Basler, Reading