On DACA, you can’t ask shark to be squirrel

Any discussion of the future of DACA needs to keep the faces of the courageous children it benefits front and center.

They are more than bargaining chips, illegals or problems to be removed. They are brave and have spent most of their lives living in fear by no fault of their own.

To call on our president to lead with his heart to protect these individuals was the equivalent of asking a shark to become a squirrel.

It is neither within his skill-set nor is it in the interest of DACA recipients. This situation can only find a permanent solution in the hands of Congress who will hopefully show their leadership with conscience and compassion and find the path for these individuals to become the Americans they already are.

— Dani Fox, Gilbert

Trump is right to have Congress pursue legislation for DACA

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA was created by presidential decree. President Trump wants to push this program to Congress, where they actually hold the authority for this to happen, not the president.

President Trump is doing the right thing not bypassing Congress with presidential decrees. It’s time for Congress to stop sticking its head in the sand.

Congress can push for an additional extension to the program by passing a simple law establishing a dreamers’ extension.

— Robert Kelley, Apache Junction

People showed up in downtown wanting to fight the Phoenix P.D.

Your editorial board in their opinion on Sunday about the police action during the president’s visit was spot on.

Taking over the City Council board room and protesting an action that didn’t happen, that of police overuse of force, should go in to the pool of falsehoods such as the “Hands up, don’t shoot” lie.

People actually showed up wanting a confrontation with police, imagine that. They actually wanted to make it like we are in some police state, when in fact all the police wanted to do was to keep the peace and go home themselves.

But they couldn’t because some people, not many but it doesn’t take many, wanted to “play.”

They were not there to debate points, but there to make the news. They did. Then as a sign of their continuing low level of cognitive brain function, posted their actions on Facebook, where the police found who they were and went and arrested them for their attacks.

Yep, the police were picking on them, looking for them, seeking them out, removing them from the society they were abusing based on law, not on some selfserving desire to be on the news.

The police just wanted to go home to their families, but they had to deal with this first. — Mark Williams, Phoenix

If we’re going to end China trade, let’s start with brand Trump

If Trump cancels trade with China, will he also cancel importing his signature “Make America Great Again” hats that are manufactured in China?

And what about daughter Ivanka’s clothing line and shoes? Will she also cancel her shipments?

— Rosemarie Grizzard, Scottsdale

Gov. Ducey is offending a lot of people with his Arpaio support

Doug Ducey doesn’t need to worry about offending Latinos by throwing his unvarnished support behind Joe Arpaio.

He’s offending everyone who isn’t a racist, everyone who believes that crime suspects and convicts alike deserve humane treatment, and everyone who believes in the rule of law.

I realize there are dead-enders who support Joe and his unrepentant racist activities that led to settlements amounting to tens of millions of dollars for abusive behavior and death.

He was the world’s toughest sheriff until things started hitting the fan, then his story was that his underlings did all the bad stuff and he had no idea what was going on. Shameless and disgusting!

Great guy to throw your support behind, Doug. — Tim Nevins, Scottsdale

Where are the god-fearing who can help this elderly woman?

Regarding the USA Today front-page story “Sweden may deport Afghan woman, 106”:

Sweden, aren’t there enough good people of faith to take in and or care for the 106-year-old Afghan woman immigrant.

Why are you rejecting her asylum application? My god!

— Rev. Jack Zoellner, Scottsdale