Hundreds of immigrants are now sleeping at Logan Airport and more are coming into our cities and towns every day.  We have no idea if they are sick, have been vaccinated or are criminals. We have thousands of people going through Logan Airport every day and possibly being exposed to illnesses we thought were eradicated.

When will our state wake up and change the Right to Shelter Law? When will our federal government wake up, close our borders and go back to the immigration laws we had all my life that worked? There was a process, not only to vet the people coming and limits to make it manageable, but to also give them a path to citizenship. All we have now is chaos!

I don’t blame the people who are coming into this country illegally. I blame our government for inviting them into our country and our state.

This must stop!

I only hope that in this election year we have people step up and run who aren’t afraid of the far left or the far right.

People who will:

Close our borders to illegal entry

Make AR15s illegal

Require background checks to purchase guns

Support the Red Flag law

Protect our children

Make schools safe

Start prosecuting criminals and keep them in jail

Make the distribution of fentanyl a crime of murder or attempted murder

Stop allowing open drug use

Take care of the disabled

Expect able bodied people to work and pay their own bills

Respect everyone

Respect all of our laws

Allow the illegal immigrants already here to get a right to drive card, not a regular license

Respect our first responders

Reduce Inflation

Joan Gonfrade

Ashland

Who really benefits from the LNG terminals? Certainly not the American people as the Herald’s recent editorial, “Biden out to appease progressives on fossil fuels,” implies.  The proposed terminals serve a narrow interest group, not the citizens or the environment. Liquified natural gas, bound for Europe and the Far East, actually might increase the cost of electricity and heating in the United States.

Environmentally, it’s a false ‘green transition’ solution. Studies have shown that released methane is 80 times more harmful to climate change than CO2 over a 20-year time period.  The terminals and the required infrastructure are not just environmentally detrimental; they threaten the health and well-being of nearby, often disadvantaged, communities.  Contrast this with the massive profits for a handful of corporations, and the true nature of the Herald’s opinion becomes clear.

President Biden’s decision against these terminals isn’t about appeasing ‘woke liberals:’ it’s a stand challenging the powerful fossil fuel lobby, prioritizing our planet over the interests of a few.  We must support this stand against disastrous climate-harming fuels and towards sustainable energy solutions that truly benefit the American people.  Let’s applaud President Biden’s political courage and not be swayed by the fossil fuel industry’s narrow agenda.

George Gaines

Boxford