They’re law breakers
Re: “Here’s what to expect from Trump at the border,” by Paul Hunker, Nov. 17 Opinion.
What thousands of Americans seem to forget, including Hunker, is that when immigrants cross our borders without appropriate authority, they have broken federal law and are therefore suspects who should be arrested. Thanks to the Biden administration, we now have millions of such suspects in our country that have been building up since Jan. 20, 2021.
Now, here comes Hunker, an immigration attorney, in essence giving a brief course to illegal aliens on how to avoid arrest: “It will be important for community leaders and advocates to work closely with local law enforcement to minimize arrests for relatively minor traffic violations.” Excuse me? He’s saying city councils, mayors and city managers should tell their police chiefs not to enforce the laws against a specific class of individuals, for which any other violator would receive some level of enforcement. Wouldn’t this be considered suborning public officials?
Curtis Green, South Garland
Consider health and happiness
Re: “Mayor favors deporting,” Tuesday Metro & Business story.
Dallasites should think long and hard before acquiescing to their Republican mayor’s intention to follow Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan. It would be good to review the film A Day Without a Mexican, and better yet, just to review whether we are really concerned about one another’s health and happiness.
Gene Lantz, Dallas
Global fight against hunger
Re: “Host turns focus to fighting hunger,” Nov. 19 news story.
I was so encouraged to read of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s launch of a global alliance against hunger and poverty as his country hosted the recent G20 summit. The demonstration of 733 empty plates on Rio’s Copacabana beach served as a stark reminder of the 733 million people who went hungry in 2023.
Each year, almost 5 million children will die before their fifth birthday. Malnutrition is the underlying cause of almost half of those deaths. Proper nutrition can make or break a child’s chance at surviving illness and other harms of dire poverty. Nutrition for Growth helps increase access to nutritious food for children, and now, world leaders are gearing up to make pledges to this key global partnership. The U.S. must lead this charge to encourage additional bold Nutrition for Growth commitments next spring.
Kyle C. Talkington, Dallas/Turtle Creek
Our leaders are overreaching
Re: “Paxton: Stance on pot fails the smell test,” Friday news story.
Texas leadership, like all loyal GOP members, often complain about federal government overreach. The men who wrote the Texas Constitution were also concerned about state government overreach. To address this concern, the Texas Constitution’s authors gave citizens of Texas a direct voice in government through referendum.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to ignore a referendum in Denton on fossil fuel extraction within the city limits and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s decision to ignore the will of the people of Dallas in the Proposition R referendum show how little the governor and attorney general think of the Texas Constitution and the will of the people expressed by referendum.
The reality is our current leadership is more concerned about the will of their major campaign donors and Texas business interests. Texas is obviously not a functioning democracy at this time.
Kenneth Mathias, Grand Prairie
Keep pot illegal
For once I agree with Ken Paxton. Legalizing marijuana, even for small amounts, is a bad idea. I worked as a narcotics investigator for 10 years during my 35 years as a police officer. I saw first-hand the destruction of drug addicts’ lives and in many cases their families’ lives.
Most people will say they’re not affected by drug addiction; however, how many people have ever been the victim of a theft, robbery, burglary, assault or car jacking? Chances are a majority of these crimes were committed to support a drug habit. Many murders are committed as a result of fights over drugs.
Many people use marijuana on occasion and never use anything stronger. But every hard core drug abuser I ever dealt with started with a joint, and most smoked pot at an early age. I agree with Paxton that a city can’t go around state law, and marijuana is still considered a dangerous drug according to federal law.
My advice to pot smokers is don’t ever start. And to the city of Dallas, don’t make it legal.
Jimmie George, Farmersville
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