The Commercial Appeal

TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE

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The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice. Proverbs 12:15

American people not to blame

(This) is about politician­s, not the citizens of this country, placing innocent illegal immigrants in harm’s way by declaring our southern borders as an open border. It is not the case.

Both political parties are responsibl­e for creating this inhuman drama at the border, not the American people. These are politician­s (both parties) who have no skin in the game. The general public may not be aware that most politician­s in Congress are very wealthy, but they’re not being asked to share their wealth to help solve the inhuman problems at the border that they’ve created.

No, they’d rather get you (the American people) angry that you have to share your personal wealth by providing social programs, food (EBT cards),

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To make matters worse, paid profession­al agitators and illegal aliens take to the streets in violent protests to demand that illegal aliens have the right to receive the above-mentioned benefits.

The American people are and will always be on both sides of the political aisle; accepting, compassion­ate, generous to a fault...

John Conway, Memphis

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