Letters

It is Ed Surgan [“Warped View,” Letters, November 20] who seems to have the warped view. He lays the blame for the level of illegal immigration in our country squarely with the Democrats, but there has not been a successfully passed immigration reform bill since the Simpson-Mazzoli Act of 1986, signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. Attempts in 2007, 2013 and 2021 all failed to gain enough traction to pass, and the most recent bipartisan bill, in 2024, was killed by then-candidate Donald Trump.

So, if there is a need to place blame at anyone’s door, that blame should rest with the current president.

Mr. Surgan may not like the level of immigrants in this country, but without them the agricultural and building industries will be decimated. Surely it would be better to provide a path to first residency and then citizenship for hardworking families who are contributing to our society than to continue tearing families apart.

Robin Fish

East Hampton