Trump Deportations

Church members hold hands together during a service at St. Rita of Cascia Parish in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ORG XMIT: ILNH108

Shame on us for disavowing our immigrant heritage. Our history is at stake.

We are all migrants in this country.

Naturalized citizens are carrying identification to prevent being caught up in this mass sweep sponsored by our current administration

My family fled Ireland, English taxation and oppressive oversight being too much to bear.

I do not believe in open borders. I prize my country. It has always been great. I believe legally vetted migrants who have family in this country, those who desperately need refuge and people who come to share their talents with us should be welcomed.

Let us make our borders available to those who want to join us legally and to those who want to join us as citizens.

I am ashamed of the deportation being carried out under the guise of public safety.

It is indiscriminate, inhumane and un-American. Please join me in deploring this method of handling public safety. These methods are against all that we stand for.

God bless America!

BETSY KYLE BURKE

New OrleansÌý

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