To the editor:
“Over the last year, synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, were identified in 91% of opioid overdose deaths. Data shows the number of fentanyl overdose deaths in Wisconsin grew by 97 percent from 2019 to 2021. The impact of substance use in Wisconsin is devastating …” (Wisconsin DHS, Sept. 15, 2023)
The Aug. 26 edition of the Menominee Nation News had an article about fentanyl. The article said: “In 2021, we lost 16 tribal members to overdoses, 17 in 2022 and 19 tribal members who died from drug overdoses in 2023. These issues are what led to the tribe declaring a state of emergency.”
The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, “Biden’s Border Crisis” April 10 report stated that “The mass migration crisis instigated by the Biden administration’s irresponsible immigration policies has caused incalculable harm to American communities, including those in Indian Country.
“These policies have facilitated the entry of illegal drugs. The result has been a huge spike in deaths, overdoses and poisonings.
“The cartel routinely send large groups of migrants over the border in certain areas to bog down the Border Patrol while they move drugs through the other unguarded areas …”
The Republicans in Washington passed a bill to gain control of the border. Democrats opposed it.
Why did the president and the Democratic Party create this migrant crisis, which precipitated the fentanyl crisis? I asked a poll worker what it takes to register to vote. She said a photo ID (driver’s license) and something showing their current address.
States like Minnesota issue driver’s licenses to undocumented migrants. The Republican House passed a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship. Democrats opposed it.
The census of each state is used to calculate the number of House of Representatives seats it gets and the number of Electoral College votes it get. It is the college that votes for the president of the United States. The Census counts all citizens and non-citizens. The Republican house passed a bill requiring that only citizens be counted in the census. Democrats opposed the bill. More migrants, more Democratic votes, more power.
Many communities, like the Menominee, are paying a high price for President Joe Biden’s and the Democrats’ open border policy. Had they known in 2020 what they know now, they probably would have voted Republican.
Michael Richter, Shawano
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