Americans are immigrants - Alabama opinion letter

People with disdain for immigrants forget the past

Opinion letter published in Tuscaloosa News

I have seen people become callous, closed-minded, judgmental and unwilling to understand others that aren’t like them. 

People (Trumpzis!) chant an obsession,  “build the wall” and “deport them all” without giving the first thought to the children, the families and the other options available in addressing the illegal immigration issue.

I watch people denigrate and ostracize cultures, religions and other people they know nothing about. 

These same critics seem to forget their own culture, their religion and their social status, that were, a long time ago, treated with the very same disdain. But more importantly, the same people forget how lucky they were to have been born after the struggle was over and after the rules were written about who belongs and what is acceptable...they were born into a sense of belonging and community.

Normally, our president would guide such a discourse into calmer waters; however, Donald Trump not only lacks the intellect to understand the problem, he is void of both interest and skill in such matters. So, remember your history! In all past civilizations, the current majority was not guaranteed to be the future’s majority, and when the pendulum of power shifts your past behavior will be remembered.
If, by chance, Donald Trump truly does represent how the majority of Americans feel, I will gladly admit that I am wrong and will live happily never being right. (MaineWriter, IOW, those who forget their immigrant past, will not prevail in history.)

Opinion letter from Pierce W. Sumner,  Northport Alabama