An article featured in the Sun stated that U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal recently visited a border facility that temporarily housed unaccompanied minors (“Carbajal says border facilities are improving, but work remains,” April 1). If he is so concerned with the safety and welfare of these illegal immigrants, mostly children, why doesn’t he sponsor a few of them as suggested by Gina Whitaker, member of the SLO County-based organization Allies for Justice? How about all Democrats including Ms. Whitaker support them and take them into their homes and foot the bill?
What an oxymoron, “Allies for Justice.” Per the dictionary, the word allied means “united by treaty, relationship, or similar in nature or qualities.” What does that have to do with illegal aliens forcing themselves into the United States? We are not “allied” with Mexico or Central America when it comes to immigration. What do I as a legal U.S. citizen have in common with an illegal immigrant? My family came to the U.S. legally from Mexico and worked hard to put food on the table and clothes on their families. They did not get a free handout or welfare.
Carbajal and immigration justice advocates both say there is much work to be done. Yeah, like build the wall that ex-President Trump promised to do and more than 90 percent of people want built. Biden did not inherit this problem, Trump did, and he tried to fix it. Biden has exacerbated the problem by open borders, catch and release into this country, and exposing U.S. citizens to COVID-19.
Samantha Romero
Santa Maria
This article appears in Apr 15-22, 2021.
