Editor,
The ICE Gestapo. “Show me your papers.” Am I overstating our reality? Remember the old black and white movies with the uniformed officers going through a moving train demanding, “show me your papers madam”?
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Editor,
The ICE Gestapo. “Show me your papers.” Am I overstating our reality? Remember the old black and white movies with the uniformed officers going through a moving train demanding, “show me your papers madam”?
We have agents now staking out Home Depot parking lots. We have them doing unprovoked “traffic stops” demanding “show me your papers.” Then breaking car windows if they are not rolled down. They are at immigration offices snatching folks on routine check in visits. They are at churches, and even at hospital emergency rooms where the poor and immigrant people often need to go for care. “Show me your papers.”
Perhaps they need to start wearing the appropriate armbands? Remember the star San Francisco ball player wearing the T-shirt “I only look illegal”? Maybe we all need to start wearing them. Haven’t we all seen this movie before?
Mike Caggiano
San Mateo
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Ah yes, another episode of the world according to Caggiano. In this world, hyperbole and hypocrisy is deafening. Mr. Caggiano shames Israel while giving a pass to Hamas launching a surprise attack to kill over 1200 Israelis and take hostages. Now that our (yes, our) great President Trump fixed treasonous Biden's mess, Mr. Caggiano pivots to his next pet issue, ICE. Hey, Mr. Caggiano, why aren’t you giving a pass to ICE for enforcing the laws in our country? Do we have another instance of hating Trump more than love for America?
Since Mr. Caggiano is throwing the “Gestapo” word around, let us ask why Mr. Caggiano doesn’t tell us about the Gestapo Democrats. “Show me your arm and we’ll try to mandate pumping you up with COVID jab juice.” “Show me your children and we’ll transition them without your permission.” “Show me your biological women athletes and we’ll allow biological men to compete against them, as well as force you to allow them to use your facilities.” “Show me your criminals and we won’t hold them accountable for their crimes, while giving them just as much, if not more benefits than citizens.” The list goes on. Sorry, Mr. Caggiano, we don’t subscribe to your world. BTW, from this Trump supporter, you’re welcome for the Israeli ceasefire. More power to ICE to end the criminal occupation sooner rather than later. And Mr. Caggiano and others of similar mindset may want to contact NAMI. A guest perspective today details what NAMI offers and it sounds like TDS sufferers would greatly benefit from NAMI services. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Oh yes, I remember it very well, the Nazi Gestapo in WWII, when I was a child in occupied Norway. People in my own little street suddenly disappeared, never to show up again. A later classmate of mine had his dad taken in the middle of the night, and gone forever. An ICY period in the country’s history!
Mike - the Gestapo went after German citizens. ICE is trying to capture those who are illegally here. We elected Trump to clean up the disastrous immigration policies by Biden so don't confuse these two missions and thereby insulting what happened to the German Jews. Are we torturing and killing those who are caught? I am sure Trump would love to hear from you should you have a better solution to return these folks to their country of origin. Your president caused this mess, don't forget it!
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