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4 A ❘ WEDNESDAY EDITION ❘ JANUARY 7, 2018 Siuslaw News P.O. Box 10 Florence, OR 97439 NED HICKSON , EDITOR Opinion ❘ 541-902-3520 ❘ NHICKSON @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM The First Amendment C ongress shall make no law respecting an estab- lishment of religion or prohibiting the free exer- cise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. USPS# 497-660 Copyright 2017 © Siuslaw News Published every Wednesday and Saturday at 148 Maple St. in Florence, Lane County, Oregon. A member of the National Newspaper Association and Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Periodicals postage paid at Florence, Ore. Postmaster, send address changes to: Siuslaw News, P.O. Box 10, Florence, OR 97439; phone 541-997-3441; fax 541-997-7979. All press releases may be sent to PressReleases@TheSiuslawNews.com. 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Mail subscription includes E-Edition. Website and E-Edition: TheSiuslawNews.com L ETTERS DACA answer caught between aisles in politcal tug of war The majority of Americans support allowing recipients of DACA (Differed Action for Childhood Arrivals) to remain in the U.S. with a pathway to citizenship. Period. Even President Trump has voiced his support in asking members of Congress to be compassionate in drafting what he referred to as “...a bill of love.” Yet, despite this large — and increasingly rare — patch of common ground, a deep divide continues in the aisles on Capitol Hill between republi- cans and democrats as DACA recipients are caught in the middle of a political tug of war. Both parties are using Dreamers as a bargaining chip for things that go beyond the scope of the issue at hand, underscoring what most of us have come to expect from leadership in Washington: Taking something simple and complicating it with the demands of special interests, with the biggest of those spe- for a border wall and cutting legal immigration by one-half million people each year. Democrats refuse to consid- er narrowing sponsorship of illegal family members beyond spouses and minor children, and the elimination of the visa lottery program. From the Editor’s Desk N ED H ICKSON cial interests being toeing the party line. Because of this, both sides have injected additional demands that have little or nothing to do with DACA, and everything to do with “win- ning” in the eyes of party members. Republicans want the guar- antee of $25 billion in funding While all of those are legiti- mate issues that should be dis- cussed as part of a comprehen- sive overhaul of our nation’s immigration policies, the idea of “striking while the iron is hot” in order to rush party agendas through the capitol will only lead to DACA recipi- ents getting burned. One would hope that after what has been, at best, a tumul- tuous year that shows little likelihood of easing in the months ahead, congressional leaders could seize the oppor- tunity to pass a piece of legis- lation without strings attached that would be a solid and high- ly symbolic cornerstone in bridging that deep divide. We are, after all, a nation of immigrants. I can think of no better way to begin the healing process and de-polarization of our nation than by putting aside partisan politicking to inspire a new generation of young immigrants to embrace the American dream — and in the process, inspire the rest of us to once again believe in those elected to assure the American dream continues. Write Siuslaw News editor Ned Hickson at nhickson@thesiuslaw news.com or c/o Siuslaw News, 148 Maple St., Florence, Ore. 97439. TO THE P OLICY E DITOR The Siuslaw News welcomes letters to the editor as part of a community discussion of issues on the local, state and national level. Emailed letters are preferred. Handwritten or typed letters must be signed. All letters need to include full name, address and phone number; only name and city will be printed. Letters should be limited to about 300 words. Letters are subject to editing for length, grammar and clarity. Publication of any letter is not guaranteed and depends on space available and the volume of letters received. Libelous, argumentative and anonymous letters or poetry, or letters from outside our readership area will only be published at the discretion of the editor. P OLITICAL /E LECTION L ETTERS : Election-related letters must address pertinent or timely issues of interest to our readers at-large. Letters must 1) Not be a part of letter-writing campaigns on behalf of (or by) candidates; 2) Ensure any information about a candidate is accu- rate, fair and not from second-hand knowledge or hearsay; and 3) explain the reasons to support candidates based on personal experience and per- spective rather than partisanship and campaign- style rhetoric. Candidates themselves may not use the letters to the editor column to outline their views and plat- forms or to ask for votes; this constitutes paid polit- ical advertising. As with all letters and advertising content, the newspaper, at the sole discretion of the publisher, general manager and editor, reserves the right to reject any letter that doesn’t follow the above crite- ria. Send letters to: nhickson@thesiuslawnews.com WHERE TO WRITE Pres. Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 FAX: 202-456-2461 TTY/TDD Comments: 202-456-6213 www.whitehouse.gov Gov. Kate Brown 160 State Capitol 900 Court St. Salem, Ore. 97301-4047 Governor’s Citizens’ Rep. Message Line: 503-378-4582 www.oregon.gov/gov U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden 221 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg Washington, DC 20510 202-224-5244 541-431-0229 www.wyden.senate.gov U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley 313 Hart Senate Office Bldg Washington, DC 20510 202-224-3753/FAX: 202- 228-3997 541-465-6750 www.merkley.senate.gov U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio ( 4 th Dist.) 2134 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 202-225-6416 541-269-2609 541-465-6732 www.defazio.house.gov State Sen. Arnie Roblan ( Dist. 5 ) 900 Court St. NE - S-417 Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1705 FAX: 503-986-1080 Email: Sen.ArnieRoblan@ oregonlegislature.gov State Rep. Caddy McKeown ( Dist. 9 ) 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1409 Email: rep.caddymckeown @state.or.us West Lane County Commissioner Jay Bozievich 125 E. Eighth St. Eugene, OR 97401 541-682-4203 FAX: 541-682-4616 Email: Jay.Bozievich@ co.lane.or.us
