Airport insanity amid Dems’ shutdown: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Security traces elongate as Democrats refuse to fund Homeland Security, leaving TSA brokers unpaid.
It’s deplorable that Democrats don’t help ICE eradicating unlawful immigrants. It’s even worse they’re holding the harmless public hostage in an attempt to barter the non-negotiable (“Airport wait and seethe,” March 21).
Americans have a proper to journey. Kids who saved their money to get pleasure from spring break are being punished. People attempting to rejoice distant occasions or, worse, attempting to go to the sick or pay their respects to the lifeless, are within the sights of these misaligned bureaucrats.
The TSA brokers who’ve stored working with out being paid are patriots and deserve a 50% bonus on their back pay. Take the money from the Democrats’ salaries to cowl the expense.
Peter Goldring
Freehold, NJ
The different day, I noticed two members of Congress being escorted by airport security, skipping the long traces we mere mortals should wait in.
If this perk had been eradicated they usually needed to stand in line, maybe the issue can be solved instantly.
James Crean
Congers
I personally favor funding the Department of Homeland Security instantly, however The Post’s editorial (“Dems, end this shutdown insanity,” March 21) is blatantly deceptive.
You blame the airport delays solely on Democrats, failing to say that they’ve proposed funding of the TSA and different DHS companies, whereas withholding and debating the funding for ICE. It is the Republicans who refuse to fund TSA instantly, except ICE funding is included within the invoice.
Stuart Lang
Brooklyn
President Trump’s plan to deploy ICE brokers to airports is misguided (“Prez: ICE to the res-queue,” March 23).
Alleviating congestion at TSA checkpoints takes the strain off Democrats to fund DHS. It strikes ICE brokers off the streets and away from felony aliens. Democrats will love this.
Richard Bucci
Binghamton
I’m planning a journey to attend a memorial in Florida and deeply resent the prospect of ready many hours in security traces as a result of Congress can’t get its act collectively.
There’s a easy resolution to this downside the geniuses in Washington have failed to contemplate: an settlement requiring the Democrats to vote for TSA funding, and the Republicans to introduce a invoice requiring additional coaching for ICE brokers on de-escalating conditions. Any sane individual would help such a invoice.
Stuart Ellison
Brooklyn
If you’re burdened whereas ready in long airport security traces, bear in mind Sen. Chuck Schumer and all members of Congress obtain a TSA escort from the terminal entrance to their gate. When they move you by, give them the Bronx cheer or more.
Tom Gagan
Mount Vernon
It will not be okay for members of Congress to obtain their paychecks on time when Homeland Security staffers work and stay unpaid.
If you’re a Democrat representing New York in Congress, you’d higher take note of the long traces within the airports and to the general lack of security within the metropolis.
Either earn your paychecks, Congress, or wait on the airport in long traces, go home and don’t return.
Kevin Kamen
Baldwin
Schumer is more involved about defending unlawful immigrants from being deported than protecting the American people protected with DHS funding.
Here is a query for Chuck and all his cronies: Are you being paid? Of course you’re.
You’re more excited about your self and your own agenda than in us people. It’s all a political recreation.
Michael Hare
Levittown
There are much less TSA brokers obtainable as a result of authorities funding points and President Trump intends to resolve that by sending ICE brokers to airports.
All I see of these brokers is closely armed, masked people, taking pictures American residents, breaking into homes and even scaring a younger boy whose father was taken away.
This goes too far. I, and doubtless thousands and thousands of others, gained’t be going to the United States within the close to future, or till there’s a change of authorities.
Dennis Fitzgerald
Melbourne, Australia
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