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No matter how you voted in the most recent election, I appeal to all of you to consider the impact on individuals, families, and society as a whole as a result of the immigration policies being …
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No matter how you voted in the most recent election, I appeal to all of you to consider the impact on individuals, families, and society as a whole as a result of the immigration policies being enacted under the current administration. The wide net that is being thrown to capture “dangerous immigrants,” is entangling countless individuals who are in our country legally, or if not here legally, are nonetheless leading productive, beneficial lives.
The humanitarian cost alone is onerous not to mention the paralyzing effect it will have on our economy. Our court systems will be overwhelmed and bankrupted by the deluge of litigation engendered by these new policies.
The climate of intolerance and hatred that surrounds the implementation of these harsh measures will lead to the continued suffering of marginalized individuals. I believe that it is our solemn duty to protect those who cannot protect themselves, not subject them to additional abuses.
The immigration policies of the current administration must be questioned, or we will experience further erosion of our civil liberties. That is a very frightening, and a very real, possibility. We all need to consider the humanitarian toll that these policies are inflicting on countless individuals who live amongst us in peace.
If you can’t find room in your heart for empathy towards immigrants caught up in these harsh raids, maybe you will consider the economic fallout of these short-sighted measures.
Brent Spink
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