To the Editor:

Discussion and debate over border security and funding of a border wall continue this week. During this time 800,000 federal employees will continue to be psychologically held hostage by President Trump, who repeatedly threatens to close government again if he doesn’t get his wall. Clearly, there is bipartisan agreement that we need border security.

However, the goal of the conversation should be about how we responsibly welcome refugees and asylum seekers.

February 27, 2019