LETTER: Georgian admires Haley on immigration

To the editor:

As we are seeing now in our country, current immigrants are a bit different from those entering our country in the past. Yes, we should extend our welcome to those seeking refuge for their safety, but what we have never had before are members of ISIS who has a goal of destroying Americans and make no bones about it! The latest massacre in California proves this. If they are entering this country under the false pretense of seeking refuge, then these people need to be discovered BEFORE they murder innocent people. I am a third generation of German immigrants who arrived here in the late 1800s, but things were different then….my ancestors arrived to definitely make better lives for themselves and to contribute to making this a great country.

I admire your wonderful governor in South Carolina, and what she is doing is trying to protect those of you in your beautiful state who still live in freedom! What happened in Charleston in the church massacre might only be a forerunner of what is to come if members of ISIS are permitted to enter the country and plan to massacre South Carolinians! Charleston was a wonderful example of how Christianity can thrive, but unless these Syrian refugees are thoroughly vetted upon entering the U.S., we could be harboring the enemy wearing sheep’s clothing. Instead of belittling your governor, you should be thankful that she loves her people so much that she is thinking only of your safety under her watch!

— Carolyn Kershner, Augusta, Ga.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks for your thoughts. We don’t disagree with your first paragraph, but are not big fans of the Haley-esque xenophobia and fear-mongering in the second. Our recent column [“Pandering to fear isn’t the American way”] didn’t suggest letting ISIS into the U.S.

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