In response to Joseph Sabino Mistick’s commentary “DeSantis is no Reagan” (March 18, TribLIVE), I’d like to make a few comments.

Mistick accuses DeSantis of flying Venezuelans to Martha’s Vineyard to show he’s tough on immigration. Not so. DeSantis did this to put illegal immigration on the national stage to draw President Biden’s and the nation’s attention to the fiasco that is our southern border. This fiasco has been devastating for cities across our country. By the way, wasn’t it something to see how fast those Venezuelans were escorted off of the Vineyard by the people who purport to support them?

Mistick also mentions Reagan’s last speech wherein he clearly supports new immigrants coming into our country. Knowing Reagan’s love for America, and his respect for our Constitution and our nation’s laws, I’m sure Reagan was referring to legal immigration, not the likes of what Biden has created at our southern border.

And in closing, Mistick quotes Reagan, “America is, and always will be, a shining city on a hill.” Over the last two years, our “city” has tarnished tremendously. I suggest that, even if DeSantis can’t measure up to Reagan completely, our “city on a hill” would have a far greater chance to shine under DeSantis than under the policies we’re experiencing today.

God help us to heal and once again prosper, our precious United States of America!

Ed Joscak

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