In his “immigration speech,” Donald Trump, pandering to the anti-immigrant prejudices of his xenophobic supporters, said that he would direct local police to arrest and would immediately deport—without necessarily even giving them a hearing—anyone the police suspected of being a “criminal alien” (whatever that is).
This idea flies in the face of the very basis of our Constitutional freedoms and criminal justice system. Doesn’t Trump know that the president doesn’t control local police and that they are already arresting those for whom there is reasonable cause to suspect they have committed crimes? Isn’t he aware that you are innocent until proven guilty in this great country; that the police are not judges and juries; that deporting refugees—who would be picked up in his proposed dragnets—back to their home countries violates international law?
That’s how things are done in totalitarian dictatorships, Mr. Trump, not in America.
STEVEN MEYERSON, KENDALL
Note from KBJ: Donald Trump wants nothing more (or less) than to enforce existing immigration laws. The dictator here is Barack Hussein Obama, who enforces only those laws of which he personally approves.
Note 2 from KBJ: If I'm xenophobic merely because I want the law enforced, then, by parity of reasoning, Steven Meyerson is xenophilic. To those of you in Rio Linda, that means he's an alien lover.
Note 3 from KBJ: Donald Trump is not "anti-immigrant." He is anti-illegal-immigrant. Either Steven Meyerson knows this or he doesn't. If he knows it, then he's mendacious. If he doesn't, then he's ignorant. I'll let you supply the conclusion.
Note 4 from KBJ: If Donald Trump is "pandering to the anti-immigrant prejudices of his xenophobic supporters," then Hillary Clinton must be pandering to the pro-immigrant prejudices of her xenophilic supporters. Why is only one side badly motivated? Isn't it more likely that Steven Meyerson is biased against Trump and in favor of Clinton?
Note 5 from KBJ: I wish Steven Meyerson would inform Barack Hussein Obama that "the president doesn't control local police." Maybe Meyerson hasn't been paying attention for the past few years. Pay attention, Steve! Turn off NPR, MSNBC, and CNN and watch Fox News Channel for a while.
