Citizen Rights for Aliens: NY Dems’ Dangerous Plot
THE ISSUE: A plan by New York Democrats to extend benefits and rights meant for citizens to illegal aliens.
To let illegal aliens vote would be an insult to my grandparents and every veteran who fought and died for this country, as my uncles did in World War II (“Free for All,” Sept. 15).
They should not be here in the first place if they’re here illegally.
The Democrats are just trying to secure votes so they can have power without earning it.
I’m all for immigration, but earn it the way our grandparents did — that’s the American way. It’s the way this country was built and should continue to be built. John Buonagura
Stewart Manor
Please tell me something: Is it a requirement of “elected officials” to be able to read? Because I, for one, can’t understand how they don’t know the definition of “illegal.”
Now they’re hoping to give citizens’ rights to illegal immigrants — voting rights, drivers licenses and even the possibility of running for elected office. Something is very wrong with this picture.
Sen. Gustavo Rivera’s “New York is Home” bill will destroy our city and state.
It’s about time legal citizens wake up. Think before the next time you vote for someone to represent you in government. Kim F. Cody
Whitestone
So the Democrats want to put the nail in the coffin of New York state.
Upstate is dying, and taxes are driving many New Yorkers to leave the state. A donothing governor won’t open up fracking to bring in money and jobs.
Now a politician wants to reward illegal aliens with full rights as New Yorkers. Drivers licenses, school tuition, Medicaid, etc., given out like candy at Halloween.
The flood of illegals deserves nothing less than to be sent back to the country of their birth.
After all, American citizens will have to pay for all this “free” stuff.
Whatever happened to states not being allowed to get involved in immigration?
All American citizens and New Yorkers should be outraged and vote as many Democrats out as possible. Glen Benjamin
Airmont
I have repeatedly said that it would only be a matter of time before illegal immigrants would be granted voting rights, as well as other entitlements. Over the years, I’ve referred to illegals as potential voters.
Unfortunately, the “New York Is Home” bill brings this closer than ever, and there can be no doubt which party will benefit from these votes.
But is what’s good for the Democratic Party good for the country?
Before the American Revolution, “no taxation without representation”
was a common grievance that helped lead to the establishment of the US.
Ironically, it will be “representation without taxation” that will lead to the end of the Republic.
John DelGobbo
Wolcott, Conn.
A requirement to be an American should be the ability to speak English.
Without that, you’ll have every school kid telling you in Spanish how proud they are to be American.
The language is what makes America. Nothing could divide it more than to take away the language. Harry Bonnick
Astoria
If Democrats pass Rivera’s “New York is Home” amnesty bill, it will give them unbreakable political control in New York.
This would be consistent with the goal of the Democratic Party to get permanent political power nationally by transforming the nation with massive illegal immigration into a majority of racial and ethnic groups whose first loyalty is to the Democratic Party. Abraham Lincoln said a house divided against itself will not stand. George Rubin Bronx
I came to the great US legally, and I like that The Post still uses the term “illegal aliens” instead of the more politically correct undocumented immigrants.
If illegals can vote and have full citizen rights, we will encourage more people to come here illegally. Ida M. Tiongco
New York City