U.S. is mistreating immigrants; a wall will only make it worse

U.S. Senate candidate Jerome M. Segal placed an advertisement in The Baltimore Sun in which he writes about how President Donald Trump wants to build a wall and is holding DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) immigrants hostage for it. Mr. Segal thinks that Congress should cave and give the authorization to build the wall.

Any parent knows, you don’t respond to bad behavior or you will only encourage it again. Why would he want Congress to respond to a grown man who behaves this way? I cannot vote for a person who feels like the end justifies the means. And that is what Mr. Segal’s message is when he advises Congress to give someone who is behaving badly what he wants so they can get what they want. Young people who have been in this country since they were very small can make large contributions to our nation, as do others who have come here for their own safety or for a better life.

I don’t think we are doing right by immigrants right now. And we certainly are not doing right by refugees either. The wall will make it worse.

Our country thrives where there is diversity. As we begin to put a plug on diversity, we diminish to a homogeneous nation. The arts, sciences, and communities suffer. Our military can do more to help and less to hurt or it shouldn’t be receiving so much money.

There are many people who feel as I do. And the angry president does not represent us.