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Letter To The Editor
Note: This letter was also published in the Washington Times. Click on the link below for the source.
Washington Times - August 4, 2002
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon is ignoring the issue that would put him into the governor´s mansion ("Simon´s campaign takes a hit," Page 1, Friday). Instead of pandering to Hispanic voters, he should provide leadership about the crisis upon which voters across the political spectrum agree -- that immigration is producing chaos and must be brought under control. (For example, a recent Zogby poll shows 68 percent of Americans want the military to guard the U.S.-Mexican border.)
California Republicans should stop being delusional about getting any substantial number of Hispanic votes: It simply won´t happen. Instead, the GOP should energize the millions of voters who probably will stay home on election day because they are disgusted by fearful politicians who willfully ignore mass, uncontrolled immigration.
Americans are being hammered daily by immigration´s negative effects -- declining quality of life, job displacement, increasingly congested roadways, overcrowded schools -- and would vote for someone who takes their concerns seriously.
Mr. Simon should emphasize immigration, legality and order: Take a number, stand in line and emigrate the lawful way. One would think Republicans would learn that appealing to Americans´ inherent sense of fairness is always a winner.
DANA GARCIA
Berkeley, Calif.[Link added by AmericanPatrol.com]
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