OPINION:
Democrats want to increase their voter base no matter the cost to taxpayers, the harm to our citizens and national security, or the other high costs of the open borders they support. Democrats’ border-control talking points (i.e. drones, more border agents) are the equivalent of having a stop sign on the border. They would do nothing to prevent illegals from entering.
By allowing illegals to enter, our already overburdened Department of Homeland Security, border agents, physicians and hospitals, as well as others, are forced to deal with the additional stresses — while the associated costs continue to escalate.
Democrats continue to go after drug companies that have developed effective medication to control chronic and severe pain for patients. Yet they ignore the fact that a border wall would be effective in preventing many deaths by stopping narcotics from entering our country. DHS and our border agents have documented the necessity of strategically placed border walls. Having them is in the best interest of our citizenry.
MARVIN L. HOOVIS
Centerville, Mass.
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