Enforcement of Immigration Laws

I am writing with regard to the editorial, “Arguing With Success” (Dec. 15).

I do not believe the citizens who attended the Orange City Council meeting disagreed with Chief (John R.) Robertson’s statistics of reduced crime in the El Modena area.

Many times when police foot patrols concentrate in an area, criminals go elsewhere in the vicinity where there is less policing. Has crime increased in neighboring areas in Orange?

The citizens who attended the Orange City Council meeting were more concerned with the fact that our public servants have chosen to use community policing and social programs instead of arresting those who have broken our laws by coming into our country illegally and deporting them.

Everyone knows that area is teeming with illegal aliens. We citizens want our public servants to enforce the law, not coddle and protect criminals.

The International Assn. of Chiefs of Police published a strongly worded resolution in October of this year that stated that public officials everywhere play an important role in supporting the efforts to enforce the laws of our nation, including immigration and naturalization laws and that local public officials have adopted and promoted rules that would prohibit their law enforcement officials from cooperating with federal officials in their attempts to enforce immigration laws.

The resolution also stated that these same agencies are expending substantial resources on social services associated with illegal aliens.

There is no possible way to completely protect our thousands of miles of border to the north, east, west and south.

We must not give illegal aliens “King’s X” once they cross the border.

JOYCE PHILLIPS

Los Alamitos