Immigrants no drain
Re: “‘Enormous’ impact” [News, Feb. 10]: One of the new administration’s arguments for mass deportations is the contention that undocumented residents are a drain on our economy. However, the facts do not support this theory.
The Register reports that our country’s highest concentration of undocumented residents is in Southern California. Consequently, based on the Trump administration’s theory, California should be in dire straits. The reality is quite the contrary. According to a 2015 report by the California Department of Finance, if California were its own nation, it would be the 6th largest economy in the world, and according to federal research, California’s gross domestic product is by far the highest in the nation. Additionally, studies reveal that these residents contribute billions of dollars to that GDP. Mass deportations in our state would not only be inhumane for these mostly law-abiding residents, but would be devastating to California’s economy.
— Maryanne Rose, Laguna Niguel
Take a hike
Re: “Reported immigration arrests prompt outcry in region” [News, Feb. 10]: Apparently California State Senator Kevin de Leon is “asking ICE to provide details about the number of people detained, as well as the agency’s ‘rationale’ for their arrest.” This strikes me as galactically hypocritical, coming from a person who authored the bill to make California a “sanctuary state,” the central purpose of which is to be uncooperative with ICE.
In response to de Leon’s request, ICE should simply say, “hacer una caminata,” or “take a hike”.
— Bill Hezzelwood, San Clemente
Uncommon sense
Re: “Teachers unions hysterical over Betsy DeVos, school choice” [Opinion, Feb. 12]: Sal Rodriguez’s column on the hysteria of teachers unions on the selection of Betsy DeVos for secretary of education was well thought out. But, I literally spit out my morning coffee when I came to the sentence, “It’s the sort of rhetoric that only a far-left ideologue could appreciate — and merely muddies the waters of what is a critical debate.” Change the topic to illegal immigration or crime and his thoughts mirror those of the left. Be careful, Sal. Using common sense and facts to argue that the education of children should come ahead of politics will get you labeled racist.
— Harald G. Martin, Anaheim
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