Constituent's Letter to Commissioner: In Support of Resolution Against Housing Border-Crisis Children

Below is a constituent letter sent to Tom Green County Commissioner Aubrey de Cordoba concerning Tuesday's resolution from the court that passed 3-1-1 (Commissioner Bill Ford voted against and de Cordoba abstained). The letter was carbon-copied to us and it is from south San Angelo residents Ken and Mary Casper. It reads:

Sir:

We attended the County Commissioners’ Court today. Our main concern was the proposed resolution rejecting any attempt by the federal government to bring—dump—illegal alien children in our county. The subject was a difficult one. Both sides had good arguments to put forward, and while we disagree with Mr. Ford’s position, we respect him for voicing it and for casting his vote as he did.
 
In our opinion, however, Mr. Ford missed the point. The issue is not Christian charity. There are any number of ways in which we can contribute to the well-being of these exploited children—donations of time, money and goods to churches and other charitable and social organizations, for example. Bringing those children here, however, will not solve the underlying problem or necessarily relieve their suffering. On the contrary, it is likely to exacerbate the situation by encouraging the traffickers to continue their illegal and immoral activities.
 
The issue was and is the rule of law. We are a nation of laws—at least we used to be. It is law that gives us order, and order that has allowed us to be the most prosperous and generous nation on earth. It is precisely because our current administration is flagrantly violating our laws that we are faced with the chaos today’s resolution was designed to address.
 
We were greatly disappointed by your abstention in the vote.
 
More than disappointed. We were disheartened. You were elected to your office to make decisions, to cast votes. Today you failed that primary duty on a question of major importance. We strongly recommend, therefore, that you resign your seat as a county commissioner and let someone who is willing to make tough decisions be elected.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Kenneth Casper

Mary A. Casper