OPINION:
Is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now in charge of our country (“Shutdown goes on as Trump offer doesn’t budge Democrats,” Web, Jan. 21)? Is she in charge of our government? Can she keep other members of Congress from trying to compromise? Can she alone shut down all negotiations? Finally, what are other members of Congress doing for the American people?
Another caravan from Honduras is coming — more than 2,000 people and growing. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and other border professionals want barriers for parts of the border. Do Mrs. Pelosi and other Democrats want thousands of illegal immigrants to continue to flood over our border? Many are drug smugglers, human traffickers and dangerous gang members. They are costing America billions of dollars in government welfare that needs to go to our own poor citizens.
PAT ELLIS
Greenwood, Miss.
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