I am proud to say that I have friends who arrived in the United States a few years ago from Russia. They paid the fees, jumped through all the hoops, put in the time and arrived here the legal way. My Russian friends also worked, studied and jumped through all the hoops to become proud citizens of the United States of America.

Voting in the recent midterm election was a great honor to them. They are proud to say Donald J. Trump is their president. They recognize a strong leader who will not bow down to foreign dignitaries or take the easy road just to be politically correct.

Now, however, I believe the Democrats want to give illegal immigrants the right to vote in our country. Some Democrats also want to give the right to vote to 16-year-old children. What won’t they do or promise for a vote? What won’t they do to destroy our great nation just to ensure their place in Congress or even the White House?

While fighting Trump at every turn, what have these Democrats accomplished on their own to better and strengthen our great nation? The answer is nothing.

Don’t let the liberals, socialist Democrats and left-wingers diminish the pride and power of being a legal citizen of the United States of America.

Jeanne Shields

North Huntingdon

Copyright ©2025— Trib Total Media, LLC (TribLIVE.com)