Letters to the Editor 11/13/2024

Law enforcement and immigrants

To the Editor:

It’s been a tough week for some of us here in Sisters in regards to the outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election. My sympathies and understanding of the disappointment we share together.

There’s a long list of potential, less than satisfying winds of change headed our way and I’ll deal with them in my own way when they materialize, but one issue in particular caught my eye and I feel it needs to be addressed and brought into the communities awareness immediately: the proposed use of local law enforcement agencies in rounding up “illegal/undocumented” individuals, workers or family members that have been here for years and even decades.

I’ve already watched interviews with other towns’ law enforcement powers to be and have noticed that some have stated that they will ignore this request, while others have expressed a zealous willingness to enforce it.

With our newly elected members of law enforcement ready to step into those roles I, and perhaps one or two other citizens are curious as to how they will approach this situation?

W.L. Duggan