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Letters to the Editor

We should admire immigrants

A solution to the immigration problem may take a while. In the meantime, let us honor, respect and befriend the brave who took a perilous journey to escape corruption, bodily harm and lack of opportunity to cross our border.

Looking the other way is not to be admired. Nor is waiting for the trade war’s full effect and the wall to be built by Mexico.

The emperor has no clothes.

Robert Porter

Columbia

The State publishes a cross section of the letters we receive from South Carolinians in order to provide a forum for our community and also to allow our community to get a good look at itself, for good or bad. The letters represent the views of the letter writers, not necessarily of The State.

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