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Immigrants are needed but set some rules

Our nation is a nation of immigrants. The rate of population increase has been going down greatly in recent years, at the same time that we retired people are increasing in numbers at a great pace.

To put it bluntly: We need these new immigrants. We, the citizens of the good ol USA, need for a solid work force to be sustained over the years.

We need an immigration process based on several things. Careful screening of known law-breakers. Properly identifying every man, woman and child who crosses the border with an individualized and traceable number, which goes with them wherever they go. A massive program to usher each of them through the process of becoming a contributing-and-receiving part of our society. Make learning and using English an early goal and requirement in their public activities. Assign a citizen case manager to each one, to guide them to becoming a participating part of society. Case Managers could be employed professionals, as well as volunteers, who will undergo case manager training, all over the country. Any person of foreign descent who refuses to cooperate should be immediately incarcerated and deported.

Orris Bullock, Haines City

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E.S. Browning's column on immigration and the labor shortage claims that illegal immigration is not new to the 21st century [Guest opinion: "Current labor force quandary nothing new for this country," Dec. 23]. Then, as some journalists with an agenda do, jumps to historical legal immigration to try to tie the two together.

Count me among the folks not fooled by this sleight of hand. What we did to legal immigrants in the 19th and 20th centuries was wrong. So is giving illegal immigrants today a free pass. I support legal immigration. I do not support illegal immigration. Nor do I support robbery, murder, theft, assault, and so on, even if the motive for breaking the law is heartfelt.

Alan Matthews, Lakeland

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The dictatorial governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, has again displayed his agenda for anarchy in approving an election police force with tax-funded dollars to oversee the election process in our state to be sure the outcome is within his grasp to determine the winner that his party believes should have won even when they lose.

Florida had no issues with voter fraud except for a few in the Villages that support DeSantis' opinion that Donald Trump won in 2020 and voted more than once to try and make that happen. His constant threats to election officials, school boards and private businesses show his tyrannical ideas he wants to implement on the people of Florida.

Wake up, Republicans, you need to realize that DeSantis along with the Trump Republican Party is out to destroy our democracy and our republic.

Dick Gebo, Lakeland

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