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How about compassion with common sense

This letter is in response to the letter by Robert L. Greene printed in the Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, edition of the Alpena News.

Lax immigration has led to illegals in the USA and places an undue financial burden on citizens and exposes our citizens to dangerous individuals. People love to reference the Statue of Liberty quote “Give me your tired, your poor …” in support of mass immigration without intense screening. What they do not mention are the standards imposed on everyone who immigrated to the USA in the early years of our country. The immigrants were required to answer questions on their name, gender, marital status, occupation, literacy, race, and physical and mental health. Specifically, this weeded out the criminal element and those who were not fit to work.

These same standards would protect current citizens and allow us to care for our own citizens more effectively. This is compassion mixed with common sense.

Suzanne K. Leow

Rogers City

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