The crackdown on illegal parking in Wilmington is a great idea. The police should pay particular attention to the illegal parking that happens daily in the circle on South Poplar Street near the police station.

However, as long as jobs are available, we will continue to see a flood of illegals over our borders. If jobs did not exist, the problem would solve itself. Clearly, clamping down on employers who hire illegals would stem the tide.

The Immigration and Nationality Act requires employers to hire only individuals qualified to work in the United States. Every employee must fill out an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9). Terminate the employment of any individual who cannot verify legal status.

Penalties for employers found in violation range from $110 to $1,100 per illegal employee. Subsequent violations can have penalties as high as $3,300 to $11,000 per employee.

If the laws were enforced, employers would not find it so profitable to hire illegals. Illegals would then either go through proper legal channels or go home.

The news coverage of Elsmere's ticket policy was very disturbing. Asking Delaware residents to register their cars in Delaware is unfair. Soon police will be profiling poor people and asking them to purchase licenses and insurance before driving. Worse, they might even start profiling alcoholics and stop them from driving while under the influence.

I would like to thank John Jaremchuk for running for the 13th District in New Castle County. He seems to be the only candidate who has what it takes to stand up against illegal immigration and how it is affecting our community.

Pictures of illegal immigrants, such as the one in the paper this week of the lady looking at the ticket that Elsmere police left on her car, should not be published -- unless your purpose is to help the immigration hounds harass and intimidate otherwise law-abiding people.

The hounds use the pictures to further the agenda of the hatemongers. Everyone in Delaware should know enough about Elsmere's history of hatred against anyone who is not -white. That hatred existed throughout my childhood and before I came into this world.

Personally, I fluctuate in my feelings about people living in Elsmere. Sometimes, I wonder why anyone who is not one of "them" moves there at all. Other times, I wish that everyone who is an "other" of any sort would move to Elsmere and completely take it over, get elected and populate the police department and everything else. The town would bankrupt itself trying to get rid of all the "others."

But either way, I think it is tacky for The News Journal to make it easier for hatemongers to harass current residents by giving them pictures of people to target.

It is no coincidence that immediately after a picture of someone who did not give her name, immigration shows up, causing people to fear all authority.

I was disturbed by two letters I read criticizing Dennis Spivack for campaigning on Sept. 11. I ask those writers, were you also outraged by the actions of this administration and its fear-mongering over the past five years?

The Republican administration did not prioritize terrorism before the attack, according to the 9/11 Commission report, but then used the horrific events of that day to push an extreme agenda. That included invading Iraq, a country that had no connections to the 9/11 attack. This distracted from our efforts to finish the job in Afghanistan, letting Osama bin Laden slip away into the mountains.

The ABC docudrama, "Path to 9/11" was a blatantly partisan docudrama riddled with so many inaccuracies that even some Republicans called for it to be re-done or not shown at all.

I am writing in response to those who think it was disrespectful for Dennis Spivack to campaign on 9/11. Did they take the day off from work to watch the endless coverage on the major networks? Did they spend all day in church or another religious institution in quiet reflection? Or did they simply get to work, look at their desk calendars and briefly think about the tragedies of the day after seeing it was Sept. 11, then go about their day as usual?

I suspect it was the latter, and I bet no one criticized them for it. Our elected officials told us to carry on with our regular activities to show terrorists that they could not stop us from living our lives.

Frankly, I think it was a rather patriotic for Spivack to campaign on 9/11. He participated in the democratic process on the anniversary of the day that terrorists tried to destroy that right. What better way to remember those who lost their lives than by participating in the public discussion.

No one is arguing that we should forget what happened on that day five years ago. Spivack did not forget the solemnity of the day as he attended memorial ceremonies. As a veteran, he understands the importance of remembering our fallen heroes. Yet he also understands the importance of moving forward.

He believes that new people in Washington will make better decisions so America never has to set aside another day to remember tragedy, but can mark days for celebration instead. I hope voters give him that chance.

During a special meeting of the Milton Town Council on Sept. 15, opening statements by Mayor Don Post were contrary to anything you might believe about First Amendment rights governing freedom of speech.

Those who gathered to hear the council's decision on the 2006-07 proposed budget were greeted with the following warnings: No public comment would be permitted. If there are any outbursts, derogatory comments or side bars, that person would be removed from the meeting. Police personnel in attendance to make those threats a reality.

It appears from the comments of the mayor and council that you are entitled to make all the negative comments you want if you call them on the phone, e-mail or meet them on the street -- but not in a public forum.

What exactly is the mayor afraid of? It appears he interprets any public comment that is contrary to his personal agenda as threatening. He represents those people who think like he does, but not the population as a whole. There are numerous residents in the town who do not feel represented.

I was appalled at the insensitive article in the Sept. 19 police news column related to the extradition of a suspect in the kidnapping and rape of a young woman three years ago.

Informing the public of the extradition was fine. Reporting some of the heinous acts that he allegedly subjected this woman to was unnecessary and borders on an additional assault of the victim. The public's insatiable need to know should have been outweighed by this woman's right to privacy related to the vicious acts.

I can leave my child unattended in a car without being charged? It is an unsatisfactory state of affairs when police don't enforce the laws they are required to enforce. The law doesn't differentiate between criminal or non-criminal intent. You can't leave a child unattended in a vehicle.

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