More Input for Mayor Kirsch

Residents of Richfield have woken from a slumber to find troubling things happening at city hall and they are making sure their opinion is heard. Here is yet another letter from a concerned Richfield resident:

Mayor Martin J. Kirsch 6725 Penn Avenue #103 Richfield, MN 55423 Dear Mr. Kirsch: I recently learned that a proposal for a new ordinance has been presented to the Richfield City Council restricting the police department from acquiring the immigration status of aliens. I am a tax-paying, law-abiding over 30-year resident of Richfield and am deeply concerned about the risks this ordinance poses to the citizenry of Richfield. At a time when our nation is under world-wide threat from radical Islamists bent on destroying us and our civilization, we must do everything possible to protect our country and citizens. In going about their normal duties, if the police are prohibited of becoming aware of illegal immigrants, this ordinance puts the safety of all Richfield citizens, including you and your family, at risk. It is only a matter of time when a terrorist will launch an attack here. I don't want the terrorism now occurring in Iraq to come here, which is why we must maintain our vigilance. Richfield is so close to the airport, the Mall of America, Southdale as well as having a concentration of people and commerce. It would be possible that someone could shoot down an airliner during landing or takeoff, bomb the light rail station at the airport, or attack the Mall of America. Remember these terrorists want to inflict as many casualties as possible. If the proposed ordinance obstructs the ability to protect these assets, heaven help anyone who has their name attached to it. Do people have such short memories and fail to recall that several of the terrorists involved in 9/11 had been stopped for traffic violations and found they had overstayed their visas. Moussaoui also had immigration problems, and he was in our own backyard. The complaint in the 9/11 Commission report was that no one connected the dots and there was a lack communication between various agencies. This ordinance is a mockery to legal immigrants and naturalized citizens. These people, following the law, might have waited up to 20 years to enter this country while someone else can just walk across the border. It would be a disgrace to treat both of these immigrants equally. If our immigration laws can be so easily dismissed then what other laws can also be deemed irrelevant. The attachment of a $1,000 fine just shows the main purpose of this ordinance. Anybody can see that this is only a rip-off similar to other con jobs such as planting finger tips in fast food restaurants. I am a veteran who served my country in Vietnam and do not want that I waste my time to help illegal aliens from coming into this country in destroying it or rip it off. This ordinance is silly and is a slap in the face to anyone trying to protect this country. Sincerely, John D. Cross