To the editor:

Miller’s ascendancy to chief hard-liner on immigration is no surprise. His anti-democratic views and rhetoric go back to his days at Santa Monica High School.

Now he has found an empty vessel in the form of our president into which he can pour his poison.

What horrible thing might it mean for the president to take a harder line on immigration, to Miller’s glee? He opposes both legal and illegal immigration and was undoubtedly thrilled when Trump announced that our country is closed.

America, where are you?

Barbara H. Bergen, Los Angeles