In reference to the Oct. 22 letter stating “We don’t need law like Alabama’s,” I think the writer misses the whole point. Yes, my ancestors came over from Yugoslavia in the mid-1800s when there weren’t nearly as many people in the U.S. as there are now. When they came they had a sponsor and a job lined up already; the sponsor helped them get started in the new country.
When they came to this country they registered and started the process of becoming a U.S. citizen, which meant learning the language as well as the Constitution and pledging allegiance to the United States. They didn’t demand that the laws be changed to suit them. They didn’t sneak into the country, they came in to the country by following the legal process to come here.
I don’t think anybody is against legal immigration; it’s the illegal ones that people are against and it doesn’t make any difference if they are of Spanish descent or Russian. It’s just that in some states they have a bigger influx of illegals from south of the border. Legal residents in Alabama and Arizona have nothing to fear.
Washington does need a law similar to Alabama’s before any more money is spent on illegals in this state. Schools wouldn’t be as crowded and class sizes would be manageable, medical facilities would not be overrun with patients that can’t pay their bills. Legal immigration is good; illegal immigration is bad for the country and the economy.
John K. Graham
Lynnwood
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