Letters about deportations over the past few weeks argued where we should direct our mercy and compassion. It’s not a close call. Of course people who cross the border and commit violent crimes need to be repatriated. The Rambam teaches that those who are merciful to the cruel will become cruel to the merciful. Jocelyn Nungaray was 12 years old when she was killed by an illegal immigrant. Laken Riley was 22. Rachel Morin, a mother of five, was 37.
Open borders can be a danger to the country. They can allow cartel members, terrorists and radical jihadis to set up shop in our cities.
It’s a misguided pull-at-the-heartstrings argument against deporting illegal criminals to say, “Think of the children.” My response: “Think of my children.” Think of the American children who have been victims of crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Think of the children who lost their mothers to migrant crime. Think of the Americans who died from fentanyl pouring into our country. The more we restrict the traffic on our borders to allow only the law-abiding, American-dream seekers in, the safer we and our children are.
The previous administration’s immigration policies allowed minors to be used as pawns for access into the country, who were then handed off to strangers. Where are these migrant children now?
No one has the right to cloak themselves in Jewish values over this. Nor do they have the right to invoke the Holocaust. You may not compare Jewish Link readers, many who descend from survivors, to SS officers during the Nuremberg trials just because you disagree on immigration.
Protecting my children, neighbors and friends is not lacking in compassion or Torah-based values. Illegal crossings are down 95% in the last month. I and the majority of Americans are incredibly grateful.
