Letter: Secure border would solve many problems

Sunday, May 7, 2006 | 9:07 a.m.

I am truly amazed at the actions (actually inaction) of our Senate. The bill passed in the House was about securing our borders. The Senate is arguing about amnesty. It seems to me our Senate has put the cart before the horse.

To our U.S. senators, I ask: What value do you place on one human life? By not securing and protecting our borders vigorously, we are aiding, abetting and sharing responsibility for the criminal deaths, robbery and rape of many men, women and children attempting to enter the United States illegally, not to mention successful drug running.

These crimes are perpetrated because it is possible for people to enter this country illegally. The "coyotes," drug runners and other criminals in the border area commit the crimes. If it were a secure border, the drugs, crimes and illegals would not be there. We are providing the environment for these criminals to flourish and decent human beings to suffer.

Meanwhile, the Senate continues to stall. Rest assured that while they stall, more will die needlessly. What is one human life worth?

Dennis Carter, Las Vegas

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