Officials need to think twice on immigration

To the Editor:

Bob Muckensturn reasons that amnesty is what Jesus does is a low blow and totally misses the mark. Granting amnesty to illegals gives benefits such as Social Security, welfare and Medicare to those who willfully violate U.S. laws is outrageous and cheapens the value of an American Citizenship.

State and local governments that are currently stretched to the limit with fiscal responsibilities will be further burdened and result in the usual increases in taxes. What about the future for our children and grandchildren?

The World Health Organization confirms that approximately 8 million people a year get tuberculosis. How many of these communicable diseases such as drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV are readily transported across our borders at illegal ports of entry?
Lawmakers who contaminate our way of life to appease an ever-growing illicit invasion of immigrants need to be made accountable to the people they claim to serve. Being re-elected should not be automatic for those who sell America into a wasteland of debt.

- Dr. Robert A. Page, Lancaster, Ohio
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