I have enjoyed reading your newspaper for over 10
years. However, when I read the new editor’s call for amnesty
for all undocumented aliens in the U.S., I realized that
HCN is no longer a paper for people that
“care about the West.”
Regardless of where
you fall on the political spectrum, anyone who takes a realistic
look at the environmental problems facing the West understands that
population growth is the driving force that is destroying the clean
air, clean water, wildlife and open space that we all love. The
population growth of U.S. citizens is reaching a plateau and that
growth is coming from immigration (primarily illegal immigration).
To see your new editor side with the Bush/corporate/open borders
camp is reprehensible for any sort of publication that seeks to
speak authoritatively on environmental issues.
Craig Coonrad
Bainbridge Island,
Washington
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Get out, and stay out.
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