Thoughts on scattered carts at stores Changes needed at San Luis port of entry Sentences in two cases don’t make sense Crisis depends on where you are sitting Letters to the Editor

I have to reply about the scattered carts at some of the stores being returned to the entrance. I am disabled and usually have to park next to a cart so I can get into the stores and with some luck find an electric cart. I am sometimes forced to find someone going out on one and follow them to grab a cart (especially Foothills Walmart). I have had to leave without shopping because I can’t find an electric cart. Then I have to leave it or the regular cart near my car as I am not able to return the cart. And I believe I am not the only one out there who finds themselves in this type of pickle. So what do you think?

Thanks for letting me vent. M. LEVITON Yuma

It’s a disgrace the role Customs and Home Security Dept. is playing at the San Luis border. No compassion, no mercy, no sympathy for the people waiting in line for up to five hours to drive only six blocks. Is this a game? Or is it a punishment for Mexicans crossing the border? San Luis is a city of almost a half a million residents and this Department thinks that three lanes will be enough to serve the thousands of people that cross the border on a daily basis? Wrong. A few years back, they built a new and bigger and better facility to accommodate the flow of people. They opened eight lanes for automobiles and four or five for pedestrians, but now there’s only one lane for Sentry cars holders, one for Ready Lane card holders and one lane for the rest of the crossers. ONE LANE? It doesn’t make sense. Why? Can you give us better service? For sure you can do a lot better than that. They say they don’t have enough personnel... baloney! I can see groups of agents here and there doing nothing but joking around and making fun the people in line. Come on! Somebody must be in charge of this mess. Give us a break, Please. GREG OLMOS Somerton

I just read something in the Yuma paper that is unbelievable.

A man knowingly breaks the law and kills two people and injures two others and only gets 10 1/2 years in prison. So much for sending an example to others that drink and drive.

On the same page a man is sentenced to six years for taking a police officer’s gun during an altercation. I’m glad that no officers were injured seriously during the altercation. He was ordered to pay the city of Yuma $1,714 in restitution. How is this going to happen when he is in prison?

The relatives of the drunk driver’s victims are probably saddled with thousands of dollars in medical bills.

The justice meted out in both cases is a joke. Get this, both sentences came from the same judge. The sentences are not the only thing that is a joke.

No wonder many law enforcement agencies are disgruntled with the justice system.

There may be some things in defense of the decisions, I am only going by what is printed. FRED OTT Yuma

Yuma and its citizens and NGOs have stepped up to new levels of help and care for illegal immigrants. The Border Patrol is criticized for doing the job that Congress mandated and refuses to fix. Thousands continue to try to march forward and illegally disappear never to have their case adjudicated. Some who have had their day in court refuse to leave. Many Americans overwhelmingly condemn the Democrats’ open borders as they try to build a permanent underclass of voters. We have been indoctrinated by national and local news about the plight of suffering illegals seeking asylum. My compassion lies here with people struggling day-to-day and the millions of Americans who have to compete with illegal immigrants for jobs. In one blog I participate in I sometimes give updates about Yuma. Here are a few negative responses I receive: Why are the people of Yuma afraid of brown people? Other cities have more of an immigrant problem, quit whining. If Yuma has a problem with immigrants, people can just move.

I guess this crisis depends on what cat bird seat you’re sitting in. MAX MCCARTNEY Yuma