NOTE: Shows why you should read the source

It appears the Editor did exactly what I recommend one shouldn’t do. Here’s a copy and paste from the Editor’s response to my “Make the Effort to Think for Yourself” letter to the Editor.

“Editor’s note: According to the fact-checking website Politifact, HR815 would not have kept the border open until 5,000 illegal immigrants entered the country. See: https://tinyurl.com/4ffj344d”

Granted, HR815 is 370 pages long and my finding is on page 212. I’ll give the Editor that, but I took the time to verify the fact. On page 212 Lines 1-10 reads:

‘‘(B) MANDATORY ACTIVATION.—The Secretary shall activate the border emergency authority if—

(i) during a period of 7 consecutive calendar days, there is an average of 5,000 or more aliens who are encountered each day; or

(ii) on any 1 calendar day, a combined total of 8,500 or more aliens are encountered.”

VIRGINIA WILLIAMS

Coeur d’Alene