This week, the country faces another shutdown due to congressional inaction. This has become the norm no matter the party in charge. This potential shutdown vote has one issue that is potentially more important than the shutdown itself, and that is continuation of funding for a group that is not performing its job and subsequently following the law.
ICE needs to be defunded until it can straighten out the manner in which they go about the job. The Senate needs to send a message to the leaders of Homeland Security and the Department of Homeland Security to bring their people into alignment with U.S. law to receive their funding.
Illegal immigration is a problem, but it will never be solved using the current tactics.
Edward McDonald
Wexford