Illegal immigrants shouldn't be welcomed, supported

Dear Editor,

I am only a second generation American and am proud to say my grandparents emigrated here legally from Europe. They did not sneak into this country during the night like cockroaches emerging from their holes when the lights went out.

The government did not support them; they paid their own way with hard work and perseverance and became upstanding citizens, proud to be new Americans.

One of my grandfathers was a farmer, the other a coal miner and both later became factory workers, which was certainly no picnic in the first half of the 20th century. Several of my uncles did their patriotic duty in the military, two of them being purple heart recipients during World War II.

In view of the governments socialistic tendencies, maybe it’s time to follow the example of the “evil empire” and erect our own Iron Curtain. It might just keep out some of the jihadis and other terrorists who are undoubtedly slipping into the USA among those illegals the government is welcoming with open arms. Humanitarian they call it? I call it stupid.

Joseph J. Schram

Ironwood Township