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Statue doesn’t mean open borders
The words on the Statue of Liberty (S-R front-page, Jan. 29) should never be used as an excuse for open borders or to cover up serious issues of national security. We have always had enemies, as does every nation, and did when those words were penned. To see someone use them in a debate over legal/illegal immigration was disturbing and disgusting and is just another blow to the national pride that used to run so deep in America, as well as the depth that people will go to in order to cloud the debate with unneeded emotions.
The school-yard tactic has even been picked up by our governor, Jay Inslee, who is fast becoming the virtue-signaling champion of the West, without once discussing the safety of Washington taxpayers. I dare The Spokesman to buck the trend and start placing the safety instead of the hurt feelings of the citizens on the front page.
Andrew Hill
Spokane