Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
In the debate on immigration, one guaranteed way to quickly determine how one stands on this issue is to look at how that person describes the problem. When I was reading Peter King’s column (“Whatever Happened to the Migrant Invasion?” Sept. 6), as soon as I saw the infamous phrase “undocumented worker,” I needed to read no further. “Undocumented worker” sounds so benign, as if it is a mere technicality, a signature on a form somewhere that will clear up the problem.
Why don’t King and all the other so-called immigration advocates accurately describe what these people really are? Illegal immigrants. No matter how people like King try to twist and distort things, the fact remains that “illegal” means just that--they are not in the United States legally and have no innate right to be here.
Richard Rosenthal
Long Beach
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If Mexican President Vicente Fox wants the U.S. to ease the immigration process for Mexicans wishing to live and work here, he should give us some place to put them--like, maybe, Baja California.
George R. Sussex
Palos Verdes Estates
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Those who oppose Mexican immigration should learn two Spanish words: Destino Manifesto . It will help them understand the future.
Bob Herrera
Covina
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