OPINION:
President Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal was a catastrophe, but his open-borders policy is worse.
Our immigration system was not broken; it has been abused by Democrats many times to obtain votes.
They have no regard for the safety or well-being of the immigrants.
The immigration system we had before provided an orderly process for immigrants to enter our country. These were people looking for freedom and opportunities, or those who sought relief from persecution, torture or death threats.
Our system rejected terrorists, criminals and those who could spread contagious diseases.
We need to return to thorough screenings and the orderly process of allowing only those seeking better lives or asylum to become legal
immigrants and future citizens.
For too long, our citizens and their families have endured criminal acts, sex trafficking, overdose deaths and high costs of providing everything to illegal immigrants. That was never necessary and should be ended now.
Legal immigrants can provide their expertise and other abilities to make our country better.
That was the goal in the past. It should be our goal now.
MARVIN L. HOOVIS
Centerville, Massachusetts
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