Re: “Ferguson says he won’t be ‘bullied’ by Trump threats over sanctuary law” (Aug. 19, Native Information):
Gov. Bob Ferguson’s primary duty is maintaining Washington residents protected. Are we protected in a sanctuary state the place migrants and criminals who entered the nation illegally are allowed to settle?
On Aug. 5, the Division of Justice printed an inventory of states, cities and counties it recognized as sanctuary jurisdictions, together with Washington state and Seattle. In response to the Heritage Basis, crime (homicide, rape, assault in opposition to kids and others) dedicated by immigrants in the US illegally is widespread.
Gov. Ferguson is just not being bullied by U.S. Legal professional Common Pam Bondi, and she or he is just not asking anybody to “bend the knee.” People are being severely harmed, and Ferguson refuses to assist a Trump administration coverage for the nice of all Washingtonians. There are state and native police and sheriffs who’re squarely behind President Donald Trump. Mayor Burce Harrell has mentioned that Seattle is “a welcoming metropolis for all” — criminals too?
These officers have to develop up and recover from their “Trump derangement syndrome.” And it doesn’t matter that immigrants commit crime at a decrease fee than those that are native born. They’re right here illegally and one crime in opposition to our residents is one too many. Sanctuary jurisdictions want to finish.
Craig A. Chilton, Bonney Lake
