Who will take care of poor migrants?

When the several-thousand- member migrant caravan arrives at the U.S. border, how many should be transported to Hawaii? What would be our fair share of those to house and care?

Most of these people will be poor, uneducated, non-English- speaking and perhaps in poor health. Some will be criminals. State funds and resources for them probably would be required for the long term.

If we welcome the immigrant caravan across our border, how many more caravans would we be encouraging to do the same?

If we want open borders, should local police also ignore trespassing laws in our neighborhoods and homes? If an unknown person says he has a need to be on your property, does that mean he has that right?

These are necessary, fair questions that help to frame the illegal immigrant discussion correctly and concretely rather than in the emotional abstract.

Leighton Loo

Mililani

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