Why the United States is a safe haven
“Obama to send 1,200 troops to Mexico border” [page one, May 26] and “Taking a moral stand against a broken immigration system” [Opinion, May 26] contained thoughtful perspectives on the immigration issue.
But as usual, they mostly focused on those wanting to come to the United States from south of the border.
This conversation always seems to be about how we can secure U.S. borders, but also speed up the process of allowing more people in. The past couple of Mexico presidents centered their efforts on lobbying the United States to take more people.
If I were a Mexican citizen, I would be outraged at the apparent attempt by my government to dump its people while doing very little to address the actual problems that are driving immigration to the United States.
A huge piece of the conversation seems to be missing: Why isn’t the United States being asked for or recommending ways to fix the severely dysfunctional, corrupt infrastructures in Central America and South America? People would not be so desperate to leave and risk their lives to get to the United States if their own systems worked.
— Scott Nordell, Maple Valley