Letters: Kenney's political ploy to protect illegal immigrants

ACCORDING TO Daily News writer par excellence Stu Bykofsky, Mayor Kenney seems to be in a bit of a snit over Northeast Representative Martina White's brilliant political chess move called House Bill 1885, which targets Sanctuary Cities.

The question is, why?

Federal law is clear on this issue, and if the mayor brazenly decides to defy this law, you have to pay the price in cold hard cash, which will go to the families affected by Kenney's disregard for federal law.

Kenney wants to protect illegals because they mean more Democrat votes, that's all. Kenney knows that if the Democrat unions are to maintain power, they must stack the voting deck with illegal bums and criminals who will vote Democrat, in every election, in exchange for taxpayer-funded handouts for life.

Endangering Philadelphia citizens for a handful of votes seems a sinister ploy, but what else can be expected from a city that demands the removal of a statue of Frank Rizzo, the last symbol of law and order in the City of Brotherly Love?

Kenney accuses White of "dancing with the devil" with her dual efforts to pass HB 1885, and elect Donald Trump as president. But, this statement simply demonstrates how badly liberal Democrats such as Kenney underestimate the firm resolve of conservative Republicans like White.

"Dance with the Devil"? Conservative Republicans would stride down the scarlet throat of hell itself, and dice for the devil's throne, to pass this bill, elect Trump as president, and erect of statue of Trump, in the heart of Philly, as a symbol of this Republican victory.

Stuart Caesar

Philadelphia

It was really nice to read an article so based in common sense and not political mind thought.

Politicians always say they are working for the good of the city when they are actually worried about offending future voters, not the good of the city.

Articles like Bykofsky's should be more common and on the front pages, so people can see we really have people with common sense in Philadelphia.

Dale Bechtel

Marlton, N.J.

Stupid is as stupid does. I find it amazing to the lengths a politician will go to ensure they get the Hispanic vote. Jim Kenney has to be the stupidest politician I know, and he expects the voters to be as stupid as him.

I, for one, am glad I left the city. Now I don't have to put up with their stupidity. It remains to be seen how stupid my new politicians are.

Joe Orenstein

Southampton, Pa.

Thanks for your informative article.

This is why we have to get Donald Trump elected. The public is sick of these politicians getting away with everything.

Former Mayor Nutter is also cut from the same cloth.

We are mad as hell.

Paul Mathis

Lafayette Hill

Thanks for article on African American hair

I would like to say kudos to the Daily News for not burying Elizabeth Wellington's piece.

As a black woman adorning myself in locks, I take serious issue with the judge's opinion that the natural state of my hair is grounds to discriminate against what lies under my hair.

For years, white women have been destroying the ozone layer with hairspray so that their hair could achieve the density of an NFL helmet, and no one judges them to be unfit for the job.

I need to know how this man has the gall to think it's OK to tell me I have to sit with caustic chemicals covering my hair to prove that I am qualified for the position I apply. I guess my having locks should have prevented me from getting the 4.0 GPA I earned returning to school at 58.

It never ceases to amaze me how hard white people try to eradicate anything black people find positive about themselves. I really think what scares the hell out of these people is that women of color are finally defining their own standards of beauty, and it does not include blonde hair, pale skin and blue eyes.

Get over yourselves; the curl of my natural hair does not define the content of the character within.

C.M. Parns

Conshohocken, Pa.

Angry that cops weren't identified

Regarding the front-page story "Black & Bruised" about Dawan Wilson, the 22-year-old African American college student allegedly beaten (and robbed) by Philadelphia police: Being that the officers involved are public servants on public payroll, the Daily News' failure to identify them by name was a disservice to the residents of Philadelphia.

Rob Boyden

Drexel Hill, Pa.